Originally a pastoral and fertility god in Arcadia, in his oldest monuments Hermes is represented simply as a phallus. Easy going, kind and obliging, Hermes is quite helpful to both gods and men, though he appears in some stories as a trickster. Hermes invented the lyre, which he gave to Apollo to get out of a mess he'd made by stealing Apollo's cattle.
Hermes' image
was often found at crossroads and junctions, and he is shown
with winged sandals and a winged helmet. Hermes was quite popular.
Gods and Goddesses