# Mercury — The Lusiads character guide

> Mercury in The Lusiads by Luís de Camões.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0005-canto-i

## Who they are

Messenger god, sent by the gods to deliver messages or influence events.

## In the story

### [The Lusiads](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lusiads_se/chapters/the-lusiads)

The messenger god who warns Gama in a dream about the treachery at Mombasah.

### [Canto II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lusiads_se/chapters/canto-ii)

The messenger god who appears to Gama in a dream, warning him to flee Mombasah's treachery and guiding him toward Melinde.

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