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Mercurius

Easton, 1897

The Hermes (i.e., "the speaker") of the Greeks (Acts 14:12), a heathen God represented as the constant attendant of Jupiter, and the god of eloquence. The inhabitants of Lystra took Paul for this god because he was the "chief speaker."

Dictionary: M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary (1897, public domain).