Powers and Domain
A painting of Hermes and his father Zeus.
Hermes had a various range of powers and abilities inherited from his parents and or born with. He came from Zeus the most powerful greek god there was. His many ranges of abilities including god of speed, Animal Husbandry, Heralds, Birds of Omen, Thieves and Trickery, Trade and Merchants, Language and Crafty Wiles, Roads travelers and hospitality, Feasts and Banquets, Protector of the home, Sleep and Dreams of Omen, Rustic Divination, Music, Poetry, Animal fables, Contests Gymnasium and games, and Astronomy and Calendar. So obviously he was gifted or given many great traits or powers. He was most well known for god of speed. He was because he was chosen to be the messenger of the various gods. This meaning he was moving around and working a lot. He really had no domains but he would have spent a lot of time in his home town in Arcadia. He also stayed in Mount Olympus a lot because he was zeus's or his fathers personal harold. So all his different duties to his father and many other people kept him busy and working for the large majority of the time.