Marvel Comics/Hermes

**Hermes Diaktoros** is an Olympian from *Marvel Comics*.

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

**Olympian Physiology:** Hermes possesses the conventional superhuman physical attributes of an Olympian. However, some of his powers surprass that of a vast majority of his race, such as his speed, stamina, durability, and strength.

* **Enhanced Speed:** Hermes' primary power is his god-like speed. As the Olympian god of speed, Hermes truly holds the potential for limitless speed, making him one of the fastest beings in the universe. Though the exact limits of his speed are unknown, he can run at speeds of Mach 2 to Mach 4.6. He has traveled millions of lightyears from the realm of Olympus to Earth in mere seconds.
* **Enhanced Strength:** Like all Olympians, Hermes is superhumanly strong. Originally, his strength was equal with that of the average Olympian male, meaning he could lift about 30 tons. However, Hermes' current strength enables him to lift about 50 tons.
* **Flight:** Hermes is capable of flying at tremendous speeds. He is able to attain speeds that are just slightly under the speed of light, which is about 150,000 to 185,620 miles per second. He is even capable of reaching warp speed since he can travel back and forth between the dimensional realms to Earth and Olympus.
* **Enhanced Stamina:** Hermes' highly advanced musculature produces no fatigue toxins, enabling him to sustain himself almost indefinitely.
* **Enhanced Durability:** Like all Olympians, Hermes' skin, muscles, and bones are about 3 times denser than similar human tisues. This density contributes to his superhuman strength, weight, and durability. He is highly resistant to physical injury. He is capable of withstanding great impact forces; extreme temperatures and pressures; and virtually all toxins, corrosives, punctures, and concussions without sustaining injury. He can also withstand powerful energy blasts without any noticeable injuries. The tissues of his body are also specially adapted to withstanding the tremendous friction and debilitating effects of moving at extreme velocities.
	+ **Thermal Resistance**
	+ **Toxin Resistance**
* **Enhanced Agility:** Hermes' agility, balance, dexterity, and bodily coordination are enhanced to levels beyond the natural physical limits of the finest human athlete. His agility is heightened sufficiently to allow him to effectively coordinate himself while moving or flying at extreme velocities.
	+ **Enhanced Dexterity**
* **Enhanced Reflexes:** Hermes' reflexes are enhanced to levels beyond the natural physical limits of the finest human athlete. His tremendous reflexes allow him to effectively coordinate himself while moving or flying at extreme velocities.
* **Enhanced Regeneration:** If injured, Hermes' godly metabolism enables his body to recover with supehruman levels of speed and efficiency. He is capable of healing large amounts of damaged or destroyed tissue in a matter of hours. He is not capable, however, of regenerating missing limbs or organs. The extent and speed of his healing powers are greater than those of the majority of his race.
	+ **Disease Resistance:** Hermes is immune to all known Earthly diseases.
* **Immortality:** Like all Olympians, Hermes is functionally immortal and cannot die by conventional means. He is immune to the effects of aging and has not aged since reaching adulthood. Despite his immortality, it was revealed that he and other Olympians have to consume Olympian ambrosia to remain virile and deathless.
* **Omnilingualism:** Due to the Allspeak, Hermes can communicate in all of the Earth's languages and dialects. He can even speak in various alien languages.
* **Telepathy:** As the god of boundaries, Hermes is capable of breaching into people's mind by crossing the boundaries of their being.

### Abilities

* **Gifted Intellect:** Hermes is a crafty individual and a gifted inventor. He is credited with inventing the lyre from sheep's gut and a tortoise shell.
* **Hand-to-Hand Combat:** Hermes is an extraordinarily formidable hand-to-hand combatant, particularly while using his speed in combat situations. He has mastered several forms of unarmed combat, particularly wrestling. Hermes was able to rival his skill with powerful foes like Makkari in speed combat.

## Equipment

* **Talaria:** Hermes owns and wears a pair of winged sandals. They were made by Hephaestus and allows the wearer the power of flight and super speed.
	+ **Flight**
	+ **Enhanced Speed**