# Hermes — Paradise Lost character guide

> Hermes in Paradise Lost by John Milton.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Volatile Hermes

**First appearance:** 0002-book-iii

## Who they are

Messenger god referenced in classical allusions within the poem.

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