Hermes was also considered to be the inventor of language and speech, an interpreter, a liar, a thief and a trickster. These multiple roles made Hermes an ideal representative figure for hermeneutics. As Socrates noted, words have the power to reveal or conceal and can deliver messages in an ambiguous way. The Greek view of language as consisting of signs that could lead to truth or to falsehood was the essence of Hermes, who was said to relish the uneasiness of those who received the messages he delivered.White, R. E., & K. Cooper, Qualitative Research in the Post-Modern Era: Critical Approaches and Selected Methodologies (London: Springer Nature, 2022), p. 63.
Hermes was also considered to be the inventor of language and speech an interpreter a liar a thief and a trickster These multiple roles made Hermes an ideal representative figure for hermeneutics As Socrates noted words have the power to reveal or conceal and can deliver messages in an ambiguous way The Greek view of language as consisting of signs that could lead to truth or to falsehood was the essence of Hermes who was said to relish the uneasiness of those who received the messages he deliveredWhite R E & K Cooper Qualitative Research in the Post-Modern Era Critical Approaches and Selected Methodologies (London Springer Nature 2022) p 63