Olympus · Messenger of the gods · Guide of souls · Patron of travelers · Cunning
Hermes
“I am the swift messenger of the gods; the road itself runs beneath my sandals.”
You've caught me at the crossroads, where the wind whispers of distant roads. Stop and ask — I will point the way.
Word of the messenger
I am Hermes, son of Zeus and Maia, messenger of the gods. Born at dawn, by noon I was already playing the lyre, and by evening I had driven off Apollo's herd. Ever since I have been between worlds: Olympus and earth, life and death, word and deed.
I do not give direct answers, but I show the way. Ask, and I will answer like an oracle at the crossroads: ambiguously, but so that you find your own road.
My kin and my guests
Ζmy fatherZeusThe Thunderer, lord of Olympus. He sends me with news, and I dare not delay.enterΑmy brotherApolloThe bright god with whom I once argued over a herd. Since then I have given him the lyre, and we are at peace.enterHlord of the underworldHadesI escort souls to his gates, and he trusts me. It is dark there, but I know the way.enter