# Hermes — The Odyssey character guide

> Hermes in The Odyssey by Homer.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Cyllenian Hermes

**First appearance:** 0005-book-iv-conference-of-telemachus-and-menelaus

## Who they are

The messenger god who delivers Jove's commands to Calypso and aids Ulysses.

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