Hermes

American  

[hur-meez] / ˈhɜr miz /

noun

1. the ancient Greek herald and messenger of the gods and the god of roads, commerce, invention, cunning, and theft.

2. Astronomy. a small asteroid that in 1937 approached within 485,000 miles (780,000 km) of the earth, the closest approach of an asteroid ever observed.

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Hermes ¹ British  

/ ˈhɜːmiːz /

noun

1. a small asteroid some 800 m in diameter that passed within 670 000 kilometres of the earth in 1937, and is now lost

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Hermes ² British  

/ ˈhɜːmiːz /

noun

1. Roman counterpart: Mercury.  Greek myth the messenger and herald of the gods; the divinity of commerce, cunning, theft, travellers, and rascals. He was represented as wearing winged sandals

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Hermes Cultural  

1. The messenger god of classical mythology. He traveled with great swiftness, aided by the wings he wore on his sandals and his cap. Hermes was a son of Zeus and the father of Pan.

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The caduceus, the wand of Hermes, is the traditional symbol of physicians. It has wings at the top and serpents twined about the staff.

Example Sentences

Luxury players including LVMH, Kering and Hermes have warned about the effects of the Iran war on big spending consumers in the Middle East as well as on travel flows.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Hermes says half of French sales come from tourists.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Hermes said its performance in the Middle East was significantly impacted and results in France—where more than 50% of sales are linked to travelers—were also hit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Hermes says half of French sales come from tourists.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Hermes had sent him in answer to their mother’s prayer.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton