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==Portrayal==
In [[Greek mythology]] Hermes and [[Dionysus]] are the youngest of the [[Twelve Olympians|Olympian pantheon]]. Son of [[Zeus]] and a primordial [[nymph]] named [[Maia]], Hermes was born in a cave on Mt. [[Cyllene]] in [[Peloponnesus]], between [[Achaea prefecture|Achaea]] and [[Arcadia prefecture|Arcadia]]. His origin on Mt. Cyllene explains the origin of an epithet for Hermes: ''Hermes Cylleneius''. He was also referred to as '''Enagonios'''.
The Romans found that Hermes was equivalent to their characteristic god Mercury, who may have been the descendent of the Etruscan Turms.
The modern post office in [[Greece]] uses Hermes as its symbol and the first Greek stamps ever issued portrayed his head.
== Cult ==
