th rice - gre at est ▁Herm es ". ▁The ▁figure ▁of ▁Herm es ▁Tr ism eg ist us ▁would ▁later ▁abs orb ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁other ▁es oter ic ▁wisdom ▁trad itions ▁and ▁become ▁a ▁major ▁component ▁of ▁Herm etic ism , ▁al ch emy , ▁and ▁related ▁trad itions . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Roman ▁period ▁As ▁early ▁as ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁century ▁BC , ▁Rom ans ▁had ▁adopted ▁Herm es ▁into ▁their ▁own ▁religion , ▁combining ▁his ▁attributes ▁and ▁worship ▁with ▁the ▁earlier ▁E tr us can ▁god ▁Tur ms ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁Mercur y . ▁According ▁to ▁St . ▁August in , ▁the ▁Latin ▁name ▁" Mer cur y " ▁may ▁be ▁a ▁title ▁derived ▁from ▁" med io ▁curr ens ", ▁in ▁reference ▁to ▁Herm es ' ▁role ▁as ▁a ▁medi ator ▁and ▁mess enger ▁who ▁moves ▁between ▁world s . ▁Mercur y ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁Roman ▁gods , ▁as ▁att ested ▁by ▁the ▁numerous ▁shr ines ▁and ▁dep ict ions ▁in ▁art work ▁found ▁in ▁Pom pe ii . ▁In ▁art , ▁the ▁Roman ▁Mercur y ▁continued ▁the ▁style ▁of ▁dep ict ions ▁found ▁in ▁earlier ▁representations ▁of ▁both ▁Herm es ▁and ▁Tur ms , ▁a ▁young , ▁be ard less ▁god ▁with ▁wing ed ▁sho es ▁and / or ▁hat , ▁carrying ▁the ▁c adu ce us . ▁His ▁role ▁as ▁a ▁god ▁of ▁boundaries , ▁a ▁mess enger , ▁and ▁a ▁psych op omp ▁also ▁remained ▁un changed ▁following ▁his ▁ad option