HERMES AND APOLLO

THE FIRST STORY :

APOLLO'S CATTLE:

Hermes is the most intelligent god.

Back in the days when Hermes was still an infant, he once slipped off his cradle and started an adventure to Pieria, in Northern Greece. His aim was to steal the cattle from his half-brother Apollo.

 Apollo's heifers were fending. 

Hermes discovered the herd very soon. One by one, he started pulling the hoofs out of the cows’ feet and re-attaching them in the reverse order. The same he did to his own sandals. Then he took the herd, which now seemed to be walking backward and hid the herd inside a cave. Finally, he returned to his cave in Mount Cyllene in Arcadia. Apollo soon found out that his herd was missing and started searching all around. The traces he saw on his way were nothing but confusing and led the god to despair. Informed everybody, they search with mobilization.

Silanus found the heifers and Hermes. Little Hermes was peacefully sleeping inside his cradle, but Apollo didn’t bother- he grabbed the infant and took him up to Mount Olympus to be judged by their master Zeus, the king of the gods. Before the eyes of Zeus, Hermes first denied everything, but in the end, he had to confess. Zeus found the story quite amusing so he didn't punish Hermes, he only asked from him to return the herd...

SECOND STORY:

HERMES AND THE LYR:

While Hermes played so well with an empty seashell, Apollo liked it and wanted to have the seashells. So they made a bargain> Shell for the animas> exchange

Apollo goes back to Mt. Olympus. Apollo noticed that Hermes was carrying a beautiful musical instrument, and when he heard Hermes play it, he was enchanted. He offered to trade him the lyre for his fifty cattle. Now Hermes was a herdsman and he invented a musical instrument, a shepherd's pipe, for herding his cattle. Once again, Apollo was fascinated with Hermes' new invention and decided to trade his golden stick, the Caduceus, for Hermes' shepherd's pipe. The Caduceus had power oversleep, dreams, wealth, and happiness. Apollo became known for the beautiful music he played with the lyre and became the god of music.

They told Zeus the whole story then Zeus warned Hermes> no more lies and respect for the Olympians.

And Zeus choose him for messanger god, the most running and the most intelligent.