Name and origin The earliest form of the name Hermes (Ἑρμῆς) is the Mycenaean Greek *hermāhās, written e-ma-a2 (e-ma-ha) in the Linear B syllabic script. Otther forms of the name of Hermes are Hermeias (Ἑρμείας), Hermaôn (Ἑρμάων), Hermān (Ἑρμᾱν), Hermaios ( Ἓρμαιος), Hermaỵos (Ἓρμαιυος)Nilsson, Vol I p.502 Most scholars derive "Hermes" from Greek ἕρμα (herma), "stone heap." Hermax, (heap of stones),ἕρμαξ hermaīon, (gift of Hermes),hermaion hermaīos hill were holy to Hermes.
Name and origin The earliest form of the name Hermes (Ἑρμῆς) is the Mycenaean Greek *hermāhās, written e-ma-a2 (e-ma-ha) in the Linear B syllabic script. Otther forms of the name of Hermes are Hermeias (Ἑρμείας), Hermaôn (Ἑρμάων), Hermān (Ἑρμᾱν), Hermaios ( Ἓρμαιος), Hermaỵos (Ἓρμαιυος)Nilsson, Vol I p.502 Most scholars derive "Hermes" from Greek ἕρμα (herma), "stone heap" Hermax, (heap of stones),ἕρμαξ hermaīon, (gift of Hermes),hermaion hermaīos hill were holy to Hermes.