Who was the Roman messenger to the gods?
The Greek name for the Greek and Roman Mythological Gods messenger was Hermes, Pyschopompus his Roman/ Latin name was Mercury and was described as Zeus’ Messenger he was also the god of commerce, cunning, and invention. In ancient times, messages from one ruler to another or between armies were carried by “heralds” who had to be treated with respect and were not to be harmed Hermes was known to carry a such, a staff with snakes entwined and wings which were also on his sandals as well as his cap this was supposedly because Hermes moved so quickly and could fly. Apparently he was also the god of thieves! When he was only a few days old, he stole the cows of Apollo. Mercury made special shoes for the cows and made them walk backwards, so no-one could follow their tracks. Eventually Apollo noticed that Mercury was playing a new musical instrument called a lyre, strung with cow-gut! Apollo was furious with Mercury, but thought the lyre was wonderful. So they agreed that Mercury could keep
