# Mercury — The City of God character guide

> Mercury in The City of God by Augustine of Hippo.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Trismegistus, Mercury Trismegistus

**First appearance:** 0002-part-i-book-i

## Who they are

Roman messenger god, also identified with the Egyptian Thoth and Hermes Trismegistus.

## In the story

### [Chapter XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_city_of_god_se/chapters/part-i-xxi)

Listed among the gods whose instruction is rendered unnecessary by virtue.

### [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_city_of_god_se/chapters/part-i-xiv)

Pagan god of speech, interpreted by Augustine as a mere personification of human communication.

### [Concerning the Abomination of the Sacred Rites of the Great Mother](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_city_of_god_se/chapters/part-i-xxvi)

Mentioned among the gods whose thefts are less evil than the Great Mother's rites.

### [XXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_city_of_god_se/chapters/part-i-xxvi)

Identified as Hermes's grandsire and a deified man buried in Hermopolis.

### [Chapter VIII: Who Were Kings When Moses Was Born, and What Gods Began to Be Worshipped Then](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_city_of_god_se/chapters/part-ii-viii)

Grandson of Atlas, famous for his skills in many arts; later deified by men.

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