The stolen cattle
On the day he was born, Hermes crept from his cradle, stole Apollo's cattle and walked them backwards to hide their tracks. He then invented the lyre from a tortoise shell. Apollo was so charmed by it that he forgave the theft.
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Messenger, trickster, traveller and psychopomp — the one who walks the dead down and brings your divination answers back up.
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