Myths about Mercury
Here are two stories about Mercury, one of the gods in the Roman pantheon. Mercury was identified with the Greek god Hermes.
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Roman: Mercury
Mercury was the god of eloquence, games of chance, commerce, and story telling, and was the ...Read more
Roman: Mercury and the Birth of Bacchus
Mercury was the prankster of the gods. And yet, in spite of his pranks, he won the affection ...Read moreExplore Myths about other nearby planets
Norse: Sif
Scandinavian story-tellers spoke little about goddesses, who were rarely the chief characters ...Read more
Roman: Venus
Venus was the goddess of love and beauty. To the perfection of her figure and the purity of ...Read more
Maya: Kukulcan
Maya astronomers had a remarkably accurate knowledge of the apparent motion of Venus. They ...Read more
Roman: Mars
Ares was the Greek god of war. He was identified with the Roman god, Mars. Ares was driven ...Read more
Hindu: Mangala
In Hindu mythology, the planet Mars is known as Mangala. Hindus believed in the existence ...Read more
Maya: Mars
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