God · Greek
Hermes
Hermes, a god of the Greek world, and the gods ancient sources said were the same.
Tradition: greek
Documented identifications
| Link | Who said so | Note |
|---|---|---|
| identified as Thoth | Herodotus, Histories 2.67; Plato, Phaedrus 274c, 5th-4th c. BCE | Ibises were buried at Thoth's city Khmun, which the Greeks renamed Hermopolis, the city of Hermes; Plato tells of Theuth inventing writing. |
| merged with Hermes Trismegistus | Ibis cult council near Memphis, 172 BCE | The "thrice great" title of Thoth passed to Hermes, producing the patron of Hermetic wisdom. |
| merged with Hermanubis | Roman Egypt, 1st-3rd c. CE | Hermanubis is Hermes the conductor of the dead combined with Anubis. |
| identified as Mithra | Nemrut Dag monument of Antiochus I of Commagene, 62 BCE | Hermes is the fourth name in the Commagenian god Apollo-Mithras-Helios-Hermes. |
| identified as Mercury | Roman lectisternium of the twelve gods, 217 BCE (Livy 22.10) | Mercury, god of trade and messages, took the role and myths of Hermes. |