


Hermes is infamously known for being the messenger of the gods, which is true, however he is also in charge of many other sectors of the world as well. Tell me, O Muse, of that ingenious hero who travelled far and wide after he had sacked the famous town of Troy. She helps him out of many tough situations, including his shipwreck in Book 5 and the mismatched battle of Book 22. They arrive at the Land of the Lotus Eaters. The conversation is free-flowing and broad in scope, and they talk about everything from Shadow Appalachia to the Sons of God and Genesis 6, psychedelics, mythology, flood myths, treasure hunting, the nature of reality, epistemology, and synchronicity, and finally the Gospel.

He commends the citizen who was bold enough to call for the meeting. first in Book 1, when Poseidon is absent from the gods’ council, and again in Book 6, when. They later discover that Cyclops relishes human flesh.
