# Mercury — Aesop's Fables character guide

> Mercury in Aesop's Fables by Aesop.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Mercury

**First appearance:** 0018-mercury-and-the-woodman

## Who they are

The messenger god who tests human honesty and rewards virtue.

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