Hermes was the ancient Greek god of trade, wealth, luck, fertility, animal husbandry, sleep, language, thieves, and travel. Hermes is known for his great speed which made him ideal to be the messenger of the gods. He is also a bit of a trickster and he symbolized boundaries of all kinds, and even the boundary between the gods and humanity. Hermes is known for inventing many things such as the lyre, alphabet, and dice.