▁his ▁wife , ▁Herm es ▁led ▁their ▁sou ls ▁to ▁H ades . ▁In ▁The ▁Works ▁and ▁Days , ▁when ▁Ze us ▁ordered ▁He pha est us ▁to ▁create ▁P and ora ▁to ▁dis gra ce ▁human ity ▁by ▁pun ishing ▁Prom ethe us ' s ▁act ▁of ▁giving ▁fire ▁to ▁man , ▁every ▁god ▁gave ▁her ▁a ▁gift , ▁and ▁Herm es ' ▁g ifts ▁were ▁lies , ▁sed uct ive ▁words , ▁and ▁a ▁dub ious ▁character . ▁Herm es ▁was ▁then ▁instruct ed ▁to ▁take ▁her ▁as ▁wife ▁to ▁Ep imet he us . ▁ ▁The ▁H omer ic ▁H ymn ▁ 4 ▁to ▁Herm es , ▁which ▁tells ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁the ▁god ' s ▁birth ▁and ▁his ▁subsequent ▁the ft ▁of ▁Apol lo ' s ▁sacred ▁cattle , ▁inv okes ▁him ▁as ▁the ▁one ▁" of ▁many ▁sh ifts ▁( pol yt ro pos ), ▁bland ly ▁c unning , ▁a ▁rob ber , ▁a ▁cattle ▁driver , ▁a ▁br inger ▁of ▁dream s , ▁a ▁watch er ▁by ▁night , ▁a ▁th ief ▁at ▁the ▁gates , ▁one ▁who ▁was ▁soon ▁to ▁show ▁forth ▁wonderful ▁de eds ▁among ▁the ▁death less ▁gods ." ▁The ▁word ▁pol ut ro pos ▁(" of ▁many ▁sh ifts , ▁turning ▁many ▁ways , ▁of ▁many ▁devices , ▁ingen ious , ▁or ▁much ▁wand ering ") ▁is ▁also ▁used ▁to ▁describe ▁Od ys se us ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁line ▁of ▁the ▁Od ys sey . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁ch ely s