s ▁and ▁f lock s , ▁is ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Herm es ▁through ▁the ▁n ym ph ▁D ry ope . ▁It ▁is ▁likely ▁that ▁the ▁worship ▁of ▁Herm es ▁himself ▁actually ▁origin ated ▁as ▁an ▁aspect ▁of ▁Pan ▁as ▁the ▁god ▁of ▁boundaries , ▁which ▁could ▁explain ▁their ▁association ▁as ▁parent ▁and ▁child ▁in ▁Hy gen us . ▁In ▁other ▁sources , ▁the ▁god ▁Pri ap us ▁is ▁understood ▁as ▁a ▁son ▁of ▁Herm es . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Pse udo - Ap oll od orus ' ▁Bibli othe ca , ▁Aut oly cus , ▁the ▁Prince ▁of ▁Th ieves , ▁was ▁a ▁son ▁of ▁Herm es ▁and ▁Ch ione , ▁making ▁Herm es ▁a ▁grand father ▁of ▁Od ys se us . ▁ ▁Phot ius ▁wrote ▁that ▁Poly de u ces , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Dios cur i , ▁was ▁a ▁lo ver ▁of ▁Herm es . ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁lo vers ▁and ▁other ▁children ▁ ▁Gene al ogy ▁ ▁In ▁Jung ian ▁psych ology ▁ ▁For ▁Carl ▁Jung ▁Herm es ' s ▁role ▁as ▁mess enger ▁between ▁real ms ▁and ▁as ▁guide ▁to ▁the ▁under world , ▁made ▁him ▁the ▁god ▁of ▁the ▁un cons cious , ▁the ▁medi ator ▁between ▁the ▁conscious ▁and ▁un cons cious ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁mind , ▁and ▁the ▁guide ▁for ▁inner ▁jour ne ys . ▁Jung ▁considered ▁the ▁gods ▁Th oth ▁and ▁Herm es ▁to ▁be ▁counter parts . ▁In ▁Jung ian ▁psych ology ▁especially , ▁Herm es ▁is ▁seen ▁as ▁relevant ▁to ▁study