Apollo and Hermes were lying in a field beneath the stars. While he was still a baby, Hermes stole Apollo’s herd of cattle and reversed their hooves to make it difficult for Apollo to track. Yet it is the symbol of their relationship anyways.-Apollo and Hermes are two sides of the same coin. When feeling strong emotions or using his powers, his eyes glow gold. (Kinda ties into the previous part of this series, but you can read it on it's own) Series. From what I know apollo really liked Hermes as when Hermes first met Apollo is when Hermes stoke Apollo’s cattle but sacrificed them to the gods. Hermes became the god of thievery as he stole Apollo’s herd of cattle in return for giving Apollo … He is the twin brother of Artemis. A slight frown was upon his lips. Some myths suggest a romantic relationship between Hermes and the hero Perseus. In fact, they were known to be flawed and to have many sexual affairs with gods, nymphs, and mortals alike. And while some stories list Daphnis, the inventor of pastoral poetry, as the son of Hermes… "Apollo and Mercurius [Hermes] are said to have slept the same night with Chione, or, as other poets say, with Philonis [an alternative name for Chione], daughter of Daedalion. Despite the warmth radiating from the god of light, Hermes was covered with a wool blanket. Greek gods were far from perfect. 1 Appearance 2 Personality 3 Relationships 3.1 Persephone 3.2 Demeter 3.3 Artemis 3.4 Hermes 3.5 Hades 3.6 Helios 4 Powers and Abilities 5 Gallery 6 Trivia Like his sister, Apollo has violet skin and dark purple hair. "Why doesn't Zeus want Hera to know that I'm his son?" Apollo is the God of the Sun, Music and Medicine. All the children of Zeus are his siblings, but Hermes has a special younger-brotherly relationship with Apollo. Hermes, Athenian red-figure lekythos C5th B.C., Metropolitan Museum of Art. 2 months ago. The twinkling light from the above sky was reflected in his green eyes. he finally asked. Later on she spoke too haughtily against Diana [Artemis] in the hunt, and so was slain by her arrows. "Apollo?" By Apollo she bore Philammon, and by Mercurius [Hermes], Autolycus. Whereas Apollo has been recognized as an ideal of a beardless, athletic youth gentleman who was a god of music, truth, prophecy, healing, the sun, light, and poetry, Hermes played the role of black sheep of Olympian family. He has been a protector of businessmen and negotiators, but also of the traitors and thieves.