▁as ▁a ▁Cy clo ps ▁to ▁sc are ▁the ▁Ocean ides ▁and ▁was ▁dis ob ed ient ▁to ▁his ▁mother . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁Or ph ic ▁H ym ns ▁Kh th on ios ▁is ▁dedicated ▁to ▁Herm es , ▁indicating ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁god ▁of ▁the ▁under world . ▁ ▁A esch yl us ▁had ▁called ▁him ▁by ▁this ▁ep ith et ▁several ▁times . ▁Another ▁is ▁the ▁Or ph ic ▁H ymn ▁to ▁Herm es , ▁where ▁his ▁association ▁with ▁the ▁athlet ic ▁games ▁held ▁is ▁myst ic ▁in ▁tone . ▁ ▁Ph leg on ▁of ▁Tr alles ▁said ▁he ▁was ▁invoked ▁to ▁w ard ▁off ▁g hosts , ▁and ▁Pse udo - Ap oll od orus ▁reported ▁several ▁events ▁involving ▁Herm es . ▁He ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁G ig antom ach y ▁in ▁defense ▁of ▁Olymp us ; ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁task ▁of ▁bringing ▁baby ▁D ion ys us ▁to ▁be ▁c ared ▁for ▁by ▁In o ▁and ▁Ath am as ▁and ▁later ▁by ▁n ym ph s ▁of ▁Asia , ▁followed ▁H era , ▁Ath ena ▁and ▁A ph rod ite ▁in ▁a ▁beauty ▁contest ; ▁fav ored ▁the ▁young ▁Her cules ▁by ▁giving ▁him ▁a ▁sword ▁when ▁he ▁finished ▁his ▁education ▁and ▁l ent ▁his ▁sand als ▁to ▁Per se us . ▁The ▁Th ra cian ▁princes ▁identified ▁him ▁with ▁their ▁god ▁Z alm ox is , ▁considering ▁his ▁ancest or . ▁ ▁Any te ▁of ▁T eg ea ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁century ▁BC