The Deep Dive Begins
Started simple – typed “Greek god Hermes” into Google. Immediate overload. Symbols flying everywhere: that staff with snakes wrapped around it (caduceus, apparently), winged sandals, even a weird traveler’s hat? Couldn’t even pronounce half this stuff. Spent a solid hour just understanding why snakes would chill on a stick.
Then stumbled into the myths rabbit hole:
- This guy stole Apollo’s cows as a BABY? Who does that?
- Invented the lyre from a turtle shell? Random.
- Shuttling dead souls around? Heavy stuff.
Kept scribbling notes like mad. Wife yelled at me for muttering “wonder if those sandals ever needed re-soling?” too loud. Important questions!
Connecting the Dots
Finally pieced together his gig – messenger god, trickster, guide to underworld. Total multitasker. Honestly felt bad for the guy – delivering divine messages sounds more stressful than Amazon Prime during Christmas. Especially when half the messages are probably Zeus telling some poor woman “I swear it’s just fog”.
Power section made me chuckle:
- Faster than light? Should’ve joined the Avengers.
- Smooth talker? Definitely used that in the cow heist.
- Master thief? Explains why my car keys keep vanishing.
The Reality Check
Realized halfway that modern logos totally rip off his caduceus symbol. Medical companies using a trickster’s staff for healing? Ironic. Finished typing my messy notes at 3AM, head buzzing with snake facts.
End result? Woke up today with 14 pages of jumbled thoughts and kid telling me “Dad you got the underworld part wrong”. Moral of the story: gods are confusing, research is tiring, and never trust a baby holding livestock. Coffee’s cold again.