Hermes

E9357

Greek god Olympian god mythological character

Hermes is the fleet-footed Greek god of trade, travel, and communication, who serves as messenger of the Olympian gods and guide of souls to the underworld.

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All labels observed (17)

Label	Occurrences
Hermes canonical	113
Ερμής	2
Greek Hermes (by later interpreters)	1
Greek god Hermes	1
Hermes Agoraeus	1
Hermes Before-the-Gate	1
Hermes Enodios	1
Hermes Nomios	1
Hermes Psychopompos	1
Hermes in art	1
Maia’s son Hermes	1
Mercury (Roman god)	1
Roman god Mercury	1
petasos of Hermes	1
the god Hermes	1
winged Roman god Mercury	1
Ἑρμῆς Προπύλαιος	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T34904 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Hermes
Context triple: [Atlas, grandchildren, Hermes]

A. Zeus
Zeus is the king of the Olympian gods in Greek mythology, ruling over the sky and thunder and presiding as the chief deity of the pantheon.
B. Dædalus
Dædalus is a scholarly journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences that features interdisciplinary essays on culture, science, public affairs, and the arts.
C. Gabriel
Gabriel is a common masculine given name of Hebrew origin, widely used in many cultures and languages.
D. Menoetius
Menoetius is a Titan in Greek mythology, known as a son of Iapetus and Clymene and the father of the hero Patroclus.
E. Merope
Merope is one of the Pleiades in Greek mythology, a daughter of Atlas and Pleione who became a star in the constellation Taurus.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Hermes
Target entity description: Hermes is the fleet-footed Greek god of trade, travel, and communication, who serves as messenger of the Olympian gods and guide of souls to the underworld.

A. Zeus
Zeus is the king of the Olympian gods in Greek mythology, ruling over the sky and thunder and presiding as the chief deity of the pantheon.
B. Dædalus
Dædalus is a scholarly journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences that features interdisciplinary essays on culture, science, public affairs, and the arts.
C. Gabriel
Gabriel is a common masculine given name of Hebrew origin, widely used in many cultures and languages.
D. Menoetius
Menoetius is a Titan in Greek mythology, known as a son of Iapetus and Clymene and the father of the hero Patroclus.
E. Merope
Merope is one of the Pleiades in Greek mythology, a daughter of Atlas and Pleione who became a star in the constellation Taurus.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (79)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Greek god ⓘ Olympian god ⓘ mythological character ⓘ
appearsInWork	Homeric Hymns ⓘ Homer's Iliad ⓘ surface form: Homer’s Iliad Homer's Odyssey ⓘ surface form: Homer’s Odyssey Hesiod's Theogony ⓘ surface form: Theogony by Hesiod
associatedConcept	commerce ⓘ cunning ⓘ eloquence ⓘ speed ⓘ trickery ⓘ
associatedDeity	Apollo ⓘ Hades ⓘ Zeus ⓘ
associatedRegion	Arcadia ⓘ
associatedWith	Thoth ⓘ surface form: Hermes Trismegistus Hermeticism ⓘ surface form: Hermetic literature Hermeticism ⓘ
birthplace	Mount Cyllene ⓘ
children	Autolycus ⓘ Hermaphroditus ⓘ Myrtilus ⓘ Pan ⓘ
culture	Ancient Greek religion ⓘ
domain	athletic contests ⓘ boundaries ⓘ communication ⓘ herds and flocks ⓘ luck ⓘ messages ⓘ thieves ⓘ trade ⓘ travel ⓘ
egyptianSyncretism	Thoth ⓘ
epithet	Argeiphontes ⓘ Soter ⓘ surface form: Enodios Kriophoros ⓘ Logios ⓘ Psychopompos ⓘ
father	Zeus ⓘ
greekName	Ἑρμῆς ⓘ
lover	Aphrodite ⓘ Dryope ⓘ Penelope ⓘ surface form: Penelopeia
mother	Maia ⓘ
norseEquivalent	Odin ⓘ
notableMyth	guiding Persephone back from Hades ⓘ invention of the lyre ⓘ messenger in the Iliad ⓘ theft of Apollo’s cattle ⓘ
pantheon	Twelve Olympians ⓘ surface form: Olympian gods
parents	Maia ⓘ Zeus ⓘ
role	guide of souls to the underworld ⓘ herald of the Olympians ⓘ messenger of the gods ⓘ patron of orators ⓘ patron of tricksters ⓘ protector of merchants ⓘ protector of shepherds ⓘ protector of travelers ⓘ psychopomp ⓘ
romanEquivalent	Mercury ⓘ
sacredAnimal	ram ⓘ rooster ⓘ tortoise ⓘ
sacredNumber	four ⓘ
sacredObject	herm ⓘ
symbol	caduceus ⓘ herald’s staff ⓘ petasos ⓘ ram ⓘ rooster ⓘ tortoise ⓘ winged sandals ⓘ
worshipCultCenter	Arcadia ⓘ Athens ⓘ Olympia ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (130)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Atlas from Greek mythology → grandchildren → Hermes ⓘ

subject surface form: Atlas

Mercury (branch) insignia → depicts → Hermes ⓘ

this entity surface form: winged Roman god Mercury

Zeus → child → Hermes ⓘ

Ancient Greek religion → hasDeity → Hermes ⓘ

Calypso → visitedBy → Hermes ⓘ

Maia → parent → Hermes ⓘ

Maia → grandparent → Hermes ⓘ

Apollo → sibling → Hermes ⓘ

Mercury → namedAfter → Hermes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mercury (Roman god)

Prometheus Bound → featuresCharacter → Hermes ⓘ

Twelve Olympians → member → Hermes ⓘ

Hades → associatedFigure → Hermes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hermes Psychopompos

Pan → parent → Hermes ⓘ

Gigantomachy → involvesDeity → Hermes ⓘ

Cronus → grandfather → Hermes ⓘ

Rhea → grandparentOf → Hermes ⓘ

Ares → sibling → Hermes ⓘ

Homeric Hymns → containsHymnTo → Hermes ⓘ

Mercury program → namedAfter → Hermes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman god Mercury

Perseus → aidedBy → Hermes ⓘ

Circe → lover → Hermes ⓘ

Circe → counteredBy → Hermes ⓘ

Zadig → hasCharacter → Hermes ⓘ

Mycenaean civilization → hasDeity → Hermes ⓘ

Arcadia → associatedWithDeity → Hermes ⓘ

Pandora → associatedWith → Hermes ⓘ

Ogygia → visitedBy → Hermes ⓘ

Mount Cyllene → associatedDeity → Hermes ⓘ

Mount Cyllene → sacredTo → Hermes ⓘ

Nymphs of Greek mythology → associatedDeity → Hermes ⓘ

Thoth → equatedWith → Hermes ⓘ

Kriophoros → epithetOf → Hermes ⓘ

Kriophoros → associatedWithDeity → Hermes ⓘ

Kriophoros → iconographicAttributeOf → Hermes ⓘ

Kriophoros → category → Hermes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hermes in art

Kriophoros → relatedEpithetOfHermes → Hermes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hermes Nomios

Hermaphroditus → father → Hermes ⓘ

Hermaphroditus → parent → Hermes ⓘ

Hermaphroditus → associatedWith → Hermes ⓘ

Autolycus → father → Hermes ⓘ

Autolycus → associatedWith → Hermes ⓘ

Psychopompos → refersTo → Hermes ⓘ

Psychopompos → appliedToDeity → Hermes ⓘ

Psychopompos → epithetOf → Hermes ⓘ

Myrtilus → father → Hermes ⓘ

Myrtilus → relatedDeity → Hermes ⓘ

Argeiphontes → refersTo → Hermes ⓘ

Argeiphontes → epithetOf → Hermes ⓘ

Tyche → possibleParent → Hermes ⓘ

Ermou Street → namedAfter → Hermes ⓘ

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