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Look up: Hermes

  1. Hermes
    Greek messenger god, usually portrayed with travelling hat, staff and walking sandals. He is also associated with fertility, the arts (he invented the lyre) and sports.
    Found on http://www.classics.cam.ac.uk/museum/glo

  2. Hermes
    son of Zeus and Maia, god who escorts Priam to the hut of Achilles in the Iliad; also known as Argeiphontes; read the Homeric Hymn to Hermes to learn more.
    Found on http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/glossary/glo

  3. Hermes
    Hermes was the Greek god of oratory. He was a son of Zeus and Maia.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  4. Hermes
    [n] - (Greek mythology) messenger and herald of the gods
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  5. Hermès
    (AIR-mez)  Flemish chocolatier.
    Found on http://www.hotelchocolat.co.uk/Chocolat-

  6. Hermes
    In Greek mythology, the messenger of the gods; son of Zeus and Maia, one of the Pleiades. Homer's Odyssey presented the god as the conductor of the dead (shades) to Hades, in which capacity he...
    Found on http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/

  7. Hermes
    Spaceplane
    Found on http://www.jedsite.info/index.html

  8. Hermes
    (language) An experimental, very high level, integrated language and system from the IBM Watson Research Centre, produced in June 1990. It is designed for implementation of large systems and distributed applications, as well as for general-purpose programming. It is an imperative language, strongly typed and is a process-oriented successor to NIL...
    Found on http://foldoc.org/

  9. Hermes
    Her'mes noun [ Latin , from Greek ....] 1. (Myth.) See Mercury . » Hermes Trismegistus [ Greek 'Ermh^s trisme`gistos , lit., Hermes thrice greatest] was a late name of Hermes, especially as identified with the Egyptian god Thoth. He was the fabled inventor of astrology and alchemy. 2. (Archæology) Originally, a boundary stone dedicated to ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/H/37

  10. hermes
    Hermes Trismegistus [lit, Hermes thrice greatest] was a late name of Hermes, especially as identified with the Egyptian god Thoth. He was the fabled inventor of astrology and alchemy. ... Originally, a boundary stone dedicated to Hermes as the god of boundaries, and therefore bearing in some cases a head, or head and shoulders, placed upon a quadran ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  11. Hermes
    The trade finance agency for Germany.
    Found on http://www.duke.edu/~charvey/Classes/wpg

  12. Hermes
    `Hermes` (Greek, , ), in Greek mythology, is the Olympian god of boundaries and of the travelers who cross them, of shepherds and cowherds, of orators and wit, of literature and poets, of athletics, of weights and measures, of invention, of commerce in general, and of the cunning of thieves and liars. The Homeric hymn to Hermes invokes him as the one His roman conterpart is Mercury
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermes

  13. Hermès
    `Hermès` (French pronunciation , typical American English , typical British English ) is a leather goods, fashion, and perfume company based in Paris. It is widely regarded as among the most prestigious and exclusive fashion houses in the world and is known for its famous `H` logo.
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermès

  14. Hermes
    • (n.) See Mercury. • (n.) Originally, a boundary stone dedicated to Hermes as the god of boundaries, and therefore bearing in some cases a head, or head and shoulders, placed upon a quadrangular pillar whose height is that of the body belonging to the head, sometimes having feet or other parts of the body sculptured upon it. These figure...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  15. Hermes
    (from the article `Italian literature`) While Croce was starting his arduous task, literary life revolved mainly around reviews such as Leonardo (1903), Hermes (1904), La Voce (1908), and ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/h/41

  16. Hermes
    (from the article `military aircraft`) ...of the Naval Wing, RFC, flew a Short S.27 biplane from HMS Hibernia while the ship was steaming at 10.5 knots. The following year the old cruiser ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/h/41

  17. Hermes
    Greek god, son of Zeus and the Pleiad Maia; often identified with the Roman Mercury and with Casmilus or Cadmilus, one of the Cabeiri. His name is ... [12 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/h/41

  18. Hermes
    Hermes is a Greek boy name. The meaning of the name is `Stone Pile` Where is it used? The name Hermes is mainly used In Greek Mythology.How do they say it elsewhere? Ermete ( In Italian) For the opposite sex use: In German: Hermia (F) The name Hermes doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Hermes seems to
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/boys/Herm

  19. Hermes
    Hermes The son of Zeus and Maia, the god of commerce and messenger of the gods in Greek mythology; equivalent to the Roman god Mercury. He was the patron of athletes, thieves, and trade, and was usually depicted with wings on his cap and sandals; in addition, he was described as the god of commerce, invention, cunning, and theft, who also served as mes...
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  20. HERMES
    The process on the vax which displays messages on Channel 13.
    Found on http://www-bdnew.fnal.gov/operations/acc

  21. HERMES
    The process on the vax which displays messages on Channel 13.
    Found on http://www-bdnew.fnal.gov/operations/acc

  22. Hermes
    Lowell Observatory photo of Hermes An asteroid, discovered by the German astronomer Karl Reinmuth (1892-1979) on October 28, 1937, that passed about 780,000 km from Earth. Reinmuth tracked it for 5 days but its orbit was never established well enough for it to be located again, and the object w...
    Found on http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedi

  23. Hermes
    Hermes, in Greek religion and mythology, son of Zeus and Maia. His functions were many, but he was primarily the messenger of the gods, particularly of Zeus, and conductor of souls to Hades. He was god of travelers and roads, of luck, of music and eloquence, of merchants and commerce, of young men, ...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0

  24. Hermes
    Hermes, in astronomy: see asteroid.
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A09143


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