[…]In the Homeric Hymn to Hermes, the newborn god has a conversation with his mother, Maia, who is trying to scold him for sneaking out of his crib to steal his big brother Apollo’s special fancy golden cattle (that was pretty much the first item on Hermes’ to-do list after he was born). Hermes explains to Maia that he doesn’t want them (he and his mother) to stick around Olympus as “the only two among all the immortal gods without any gifts!”
Think of this version of Hermes like a lovable Trickster who starts stealing and lying and conning in order to get his mom out of the trailer park, or to pay for her cancer treatments. He’s not diabolical or cruel by nature. He is not out to hurt anyone. Sometimes people do get hurt in the course of his antics, but he usually feels bad about that, and often seeks to make reparations.[…]
read further on:
THE HERMES ARCHETYPE IN STORIES
http://mythraeum.com/the-hermes-archetype-in-stories$
Hermes as the Trickster is the archetype of pranksters, con artists, and thieves
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