Hermes

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**Hermes** is the god of swiftness, cunning, thievery, messages and travelling. He is the son of Zeus and the Pleia Maia.

Hermes is tasked with delivering messages for gods throughout and beyond Olympus' reach, and is considered a neutral deity while doing so. Hermes is also a servant of the Underworld, and assists his older uncle Hades by collecting souls and delivering them at the entrance of his realm.

## Relationships

Zeus: Although Hermes admires Zeus greatly, he does not anymore expect much of a father-son affection or relationship from his father. As Hermes' functions and tasks grew in number, much because of Zeus' expectations, he became more and more distant from his father, and their relationship slowly shifted to a professional one rather than a family one. Hermes will say that he wishes to nourish again the affection of his father, but that he still cherishes and is aware of Zeus' pride towards him and that the affection he receives from his children, siblings and many mortal friends is still enough for him.

Maia: Hermes tells that his love for his mother has never faded, nor hers for him. He often says that their affinity does not change, even as their visits are as common as once in an eon. Hermes does not mind the amount of time he spends away from Maia, and that he understands that her tasks takes a great amount of her own time and need to be painstakingly taken care of.

Apollo: Hermes has a significant connection with his brother, Apollo. Not only did they grew up together, Hermes being a slightly older and wiser brother that has taught much to Apollo, but their own tasks align: Apollo acts as an overseer and generally a deity of oracles, and their prized predictions and counsel are oftenly passed to Hermes in the forms of messages that he is tasked to deliver. They are oftenly seen together spending their personal time in Olympus catching up to one another and exchanging stories.

Lykos, Pherespondos and Phonomos: The satyr children of Hermes. The three satyr siblings never grew close to their mother, and instead were taken in by Hermes who trained and taught them his ways and works. They felt deeply connected to his father's tasks, and adopted many tasks to themselves to facilitate Hermes' function. Their relantionship to Hermes does not grow deeper than this, for the Satyrs feel enough satisfaction by helping their father.

Artemis: Artemis seem to be even less than akin to Hermes than she is to many of the other gods in Olympus. Hermes likes to pull pranks and direct jokes at Artemis as a show of affection, and although Artemis is specially displeased of Hermes' personality, she admits to love him "from a distance".

Hades: Hermes seems to enjoy visiting his older uncle at the Underworld, and looks forward to taking his messages to the upper realms. Hades does admits to having a kinship to Hermes, but only extends his affinity of him by calling him "nephew", as Hermes respectfully calls him "uncle".

Evander: Hermes is quite fond of Pallander, one of his few immortal children. Evander took the history, laws and legends from his native land to the lands of Italy, and met the many deities that roamed the region. Because of his father, Evander is oftenly seen accompanying Moccus, the god of boars and shepherds, who is a close friend of Hermes.

Charon: Charon does not enjoy Hermes or seeing him. Hermes is known in the underworld for giving mortals a small treasure for buying their passage and meeting with Hades, and although no norm in the Underworld states that a psychopomp could not in any stance facilitate a dead soul's passage by relieving their toll, Charon seems to be personally offended by such a deed and thinks that their toll should be "achieved in life, rather that in death".