In the so-called Greek mythology, it is known by the name of Hermes, the messenger god, of travelers and borders, in addition to commerce, cunning wit, liars and thieves. Physically he is represented as a man, who uses sandals with wings as footwear, his head is covered by a hat, and has a caduceus as a tool, which is a symbol of his functions as an emissary of Olympus and therefore of the gods., Often you can see a ram on his shoulders, in addition to this he is attributed the inventions of the lyre and the flute.
This was the son of the god Zeus and the goddess Maya, his birthplace is located on Mount Cilenio, located in the southern region of Arcadia, since his birth he showed signs of his skill. It tells the legend that he moved to Thessaly region where shepherding her brother Apollo was located, but because he was distracted because of Hymen (son of Magmes), Hermes managed to steal a portion of the cattleof Apollo, who were taken by himself to a cave in the Pylos region where he proceeded to sacrifice two of the animals, offering the sacrifice in twelve parts, one for each god. Later he hid the rest of the herd and moved to his cave where he came across a turtle stationed at the entrance of his home, which he proceeded to empty to use the resulting cavity as a base to place the ropes that he made with the intestines of the cattle. stolen, giving rise to the first lira.
According to Greek mythology, the god Hermes was very rich in terms of descent, giving rise to a great progeny, with a very diverse representation of mothers, one of his children who is known with greater popularity is Hermaphroditus, whose mother was the goddess Aphrodite, this young man was very similar to his parents in certain characteristics such as graceand fragility, however he was not attracted to females. There is a story that tells that a nymph named Salmacis, was very in love with Hermaphroditus, to the point of harassing him, however Hermaphroditus ignored it, wrapped in despair, the nymph pleaded with the gods not to could never be separated from the young man, so the gods granted him his wish, uniting in a single body the nymph already said young man.
