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Hermes
Messenger god, invoked in discussions of divine will.
minor
First appearance: i of the things which are in our power and not in our power
Hermes shows up with force in That We Can Derive Advantage from All External Things. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Referenced for the rod of Hermes that turns everything to gold, used as a metaphor for transforming externals into good.
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