▁into ▁the ▁roman ▁religion ▁( th ese ▁attributes ▁were ▁also ▁similar ▁to ▁those ▁in ▁the ▁E tr us can ' s ▁worship ▁of ▁Tur ms ). ▁ ▁The ▁Rom ans ▁identified ▁the ▁German ic ▁god ▁Od in ▁with ▁Mercur y , ▁and ▁there ▁is ▁evidence ▁that ▁German ic ▁pe op les ▁who ▁had ▁contact ▁with ▁Roman ▁culture ▁also ▁accepted ▁this ▁identification . ▁Od in ▁and ▁Mercur y / H erm es ▁share ▁several ▁attributes ▁in ▁common . ▁For ▁example , ▁both ▁are ▁dep icted ▁carrying ▁a ▁staff ▁and ▁we aring ▁a ▁wide - br im med ▁hat , ▁and ▁both ▁are ▁travel ers ▁or ▁w ander ers . ▁However , ▁the ▁reasons ▁for ▁this ▁interpretation ▁appear ▁to ▁go ▁beyond ▁super f icial ▁similar ities : ▁Both ▁gods ▁are ▁connected ▁to ▁the ▁dead ▁( Mer cur y ▁as ▁psych op omp ▁and ▁Od in ▁as ▁lord ▁of ▁the ▁dead ▁in ▁Val hal la ), ▁both ▁were ▁connected ▁to ▁el o quent ▁speech , ▁and ▁both ▁were ▁associated ▁with ▁secret ▁knowledge . ▁The ▁identification ▁of ▁Od in ▁as ▁Mercur y ▁was ▁probably ▁also ▁influenced ▁by ▁a ▁previous ▁association ▁of ▁a ▁more ▁Od in - like ▁C elt ic ▁god ▁as ▁the ▁" C elt ic ▁Mercur ius ". ▁ ▁A ▁further ▁Roman ▁Imperial - era ▁syn cret ism ▁came ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁H erman ub is , ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁identification ▁of ▁Herm es ▁with ▁the ▁Egypt ian ▁god ▁of ▁the ▁dead , ▁An ub is . ▁Herm es ▁and ▁An ub is