This may be a UPG for Hermes but…
Has anyone thought of Hermes in the sense of writing and reading?
Like, in my research of him to get to know him, I’ve seen the thought/myth that he helped create and maybe translate the Greek alphabet. And some of his epithets are things like “Hermeneutes” (Interpreter, Translator), “Diactorus” (Guide, Messenger), and “Angelus Athanaton” (Messenger of the Gods).
And while it seems most associate him with verbal languages and speeches and the like, I like the idea that writing and reading fall under his purview too. I usually see these things attributed to Athena and Apollo as the gods of wisdom and knowledge respectively, but I don’t think I’ve ever really seen them put into play with Hermes.
But we wouldn’t have books, wouldn’t have writing, wouldn’t have language without Hermes’ help.
And what is reading and writing if not passing some sort of information or message or story on through language, from the author to the reader?
Idk. I just… I’m really interested in reading, writing, and language; and, when I look further into witchcraft, one of the first things I’ll probably do is research sigils. And I feel like Hermes is a god that can help me with this, despite him seemingly not usually brought in to help with that kind of thing - passed over for Apollo or Athena. Not that there’s anything wrong with that! But maybe remember to give Hermes some love the next time you’re reading something.
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