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FANCY THAT!
Hermes was the messenger of the gods and was often shown wearing magic sandals to speed him on his way. He was a friendly and kindly god with a love of mischief and a dislike of violence. Sounds like a cool dude! And he could give you a high-speed piggyback if you were late for school.
Hermes
Do you ever wish ... you had cool powers and super skills?
If the greatest powers you possess are the ability to be late for school every day and a talent for making chocolate biscuits disappear in the blink of an eye, you might fancy some of the skills the Greek gods had.
For instance, Zeus could toss out earth-shattering thunderbolts without even breaking sweat, and he could transform into other things, such as swans and bulls.
Poseidon, the god of the sea, had the ability to control water. So you’d never have to turn another tap on in your life – just click your fingers and the bath would be filled.
The god of war, Ares (who nobody liked) rode a chariot drawn by four fire-breathing stallions. Now that beats a new skateboard any day.
Hephaestus was the god of craftsmen and blacksmiths and created incredible robots such as three-legged tables that could move about and a giant bronze man called Talos. The school bully would think twice if you had a ginormous metal robot as a pal!
All these powers sound pretty awesome . . . the only problem is that if you possessed them you’d probably have to become a god. And that sounds like a WHOLE lot of work and hassle, so maybe it’s best just to stick to making choccie biccies mysteriously vanish?
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Ancient Greek Gods