▁the ▁c adu ce us ▁to ▁cause ▁the ▁giant ▁to ▁sleep , ▁after ▁which ▁he ▁sle w ▁the ▁giant . ▁The ▁eyes ▁were ▁then ▁put ▁into ▁the ▁tail ▁of ▁the ▁pe ac ock , ▁a ▁symbol ▁of ▁the ▁god dess ▁H era . ▁ ▁M essen ger ▁and ▁guide ▁ ▁The ▁chief ▁office ▁of ▁the ▁god ▁was ▁as ▁mess enger . ▁Exp licit ly , ▁at ▁least ▁in ▁sources ▁of ▁classical ▁writ ings , ▁of ▁Eur ip ides ▁Elect ra ▁and ▁I ph igen ia ▁in ▁A ul is ▁and ▁in ▁Ep ict et us ▁Disc ourses . ▁Herm es ▁( D ia ctor os , ▁Angel os ) ▁the ▁mess enger , ▁is ▁in ▁fact ▁only ▁seen ▁in ▁this ▁role , ▁for ▁Ze us , ▁from ▁within ▁the ▁pages ▁of ▁the ▁Od ys sey . ▁The ▁mess enger ▁divine ▁and ▁her ald ▁of ▁the ▁God s , ▁he ▁we ars ▁the ▁g ifts ▁from ▁his ▁father , ▁the ▁Pet as us ▁and ▁Tal aria . ▁▁ ▁H od ios , ▁patron ▁of ▁travel ers ▁and ▁way far ers . ▁ ▁One i rop om pus , ▁conduct or ▁of ▁dream s . ▁ ▁Po im and res , ▁she ph erd ▁of ▁men . ▁ ▁Psych op om pos , ▁convey or ▁or ▁conduct or ▁of ▁sou ls , ▁and ▁psych og og ue , ▁conduct or ▁or ▁leader ▁of ▁sou ls ▁in ▁( or ▁through ) ▁the ▁under world . ▁ ▁S ok os ▁E ri ou ni os , ▁a