god
Mercury
also: Talthybius of the gods
Roman god, messenger and herald of the gods and conductor of souls to the underworld; here he drags the dead Claudius down to Hades.
Reading notes
- The Pumpkinification of the Divine Claudius §13 Talthybius of the gods
Mercury, herald and soul-guide of the gods (as Talthybius was Agamemnon's herald), who drags Claudius down to Hades.
- On Benefits §1.3.7 Mercury
The Roman god of eloquence and exchange; depicted beside the Graces in art, Seneca notes, by the painter's whim, not by reason.
- Moral Letters to Lucilius §88.14 Cyllenian
The planet Mercury, called 'Cyllenian' after Mt. Cyllene, birthplace of the god Mercury; the swift inner planet.