Hermes - trickster and culture hero, divine child and patron of steady action, master of magic words, seducer and whisper - is a vital and complex figure in Greek mythology. Who is this tricky shapechanger? A classic, prescient work dealing with myth and cult which traces the evolution of Hermes from sacred stoneheap and phallus to Homeric Hymn to Hermes and the Hesiodic poems. Used Book in Good Condition