Kerukes
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In Athens, the Kerukes were an ancient family of traditional priests said to be descended from Hermes
through Ceryx
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Hermes
Hermes is the great messenger of the gods in Greek mythology and a guide to the Underworld. Hermes was born on Mount Kyllini in Arcadia. An Olympian god, he is also the patron of boundaries and of the travelers who cross them, of shepherds and cowherds, of the cunning of thieves, of orators and...
through Ceryx
Ceryx
In Greek mythology, Ceryx or Keryx was a son of Hermes and either Pandrosus or Agraulus. He was, like his father, a messenger of the gods....
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