

While Hermes rooms can be offered more than twice in a run, you can only obtain two Hermes boons as room rewards regardless of whether or not you purge any prior selections. Additionally, his boons will never spawn as the first chamber's reward or in mini-boss encounters. His boon can take priority in appearance even if one equips other gods' keepsake. His boons are in a different item pool than other Olympian boons for the purposes of Fated Authority and Charon's shop. In addition, none of Hermes' boons can be enhanced with a Pom of Power. None of his boons occupy Attack, Special, Cast, Dash, or Call slots, as they are designed to be mixed with and support other gods' boons. Thus, it is my belief that Hermes, besides his many talents, is the god of more than he appears.' Quotes įor quotes and dialogue regarding Hermes, please refer to Hermes/Quotes.īoons from Hermes function slightly differently to other Olympians. He seems to have ingratiated himself to the boatman, Charon - notoriously unapproachable even by the Underworld's own. Hades received the underworld, Zeus the sky, and Poseidon the sea, with the solid earth, long the province of Gaia, available to all three concurrently. The Underworld is an orderly place, but the souls of the dead must first be brought to its brink. What happened to Zeus Poseidon and Hades He and his brothers, Zeus and Poseidon, defeated their father’s generation of gods, the Titans, and claimed rulership over the cosmos. Yet, there is something more to Hermes: He is the only god upon Olympus who dutifully serves the Underworld, in addition to his Olympian affairs. Together, these three brothers came to be associated with the sky, the surface.

He was a son of the titan Cronus, along with Poseidon and Hades. At the heart of it all is Zeus, the father of the gods. He puts this peerless skill to a specific use, serving as the messenger of Olympus. Greek mythology tells the story of these gods, including their complex family trees and tales of their interactions with each other and humanity. None whom I know approach his agility or athleticism. Youthful in spirit and appearance, he could be mistaken for a common lad, if not for his extraordinary swiftness. One of the free-spirited sons of Zeus, he is patron to travelers, traders, even tricksters. Hermes is one of five Olympian gods (the other four being Demeter, Zeus, Poseidon and Aphrodite) who will not appear in the very first run of a save. His boons can also improve Zagreus's dash and cast recovery. He offers boons that enhance Zagreus's speed in various ways. He works with Charon to guide souls to their proper place in the Underworld, with Hermes delivering the souls to Charon, for him to ferry them down the Styx the rest of the way (giving Hermes the title of psychopomp, or someone who guides souls to the afterlife, which he and Charon share). Hermes is the Olympian God of commerce, trickery, and travel, as well as the messenger of the gods. Pleasure! You are the talk of Olympus! Normally I wouldn't get mixed up, but for you, I will be making an exception.
