In Greek, a lucky find or an unexpected bout of good fortune is called a hermaion.--i.e., a windfall from Hermes. Anyone skilled at or renowned for trickery was called a Hermides, "a son of Hermes." Thieves would also unabashedly pray to or call upon the name of Hermes as they stole something or to ask for help in their escape from wrathful pursuers. Hermes was also the god of interpreters, who were called hermeneus in Greek.