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Hermes

/ˈhɝmiːz/

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What does Hermes mean?

proper noun

  1. The herald and messenger of the gods, and the god of roads, commerce, invention, cunning, and theft.
  2. The Egyptian Thoth, identified with the Greek Hermes.
  3. The planet Mercury when observed as an evening star.
More meanings (1)

noun

  1. A head or bust on a square base, often double-faced.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈhɝmiːz/

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