A Latin god of commerce and gain; -- treated by the poets as identical with the Greek Hermes, messenger of the gods, conductor of souls to the lower world, and god of eloquence.
One of the planets of the solar system, being the one nearest the sun, from which its mean distance is about 36,000,000 miles. Its period is 88 days, and its diameter 3,000 miles.
A carrier of tidings; a newsboy; a messenger; hence, also, a newspaper.
Perception of the angelic aspect of the messenger of the gods corresponding to the personality of Hanuman that is contained in Roman mythology.
Mercury: the first planet out from the sun holding the astrological quality of mind that analyzes and categorizes, and the rational mind or intellect that governs the mentality and common sense.
A small, rocky planet closest to the Sun.
The first planet from the Sun in the Solar System. Mercury orbits the Sun at an average distance of 0.4 A.U.. The planet has a mass 0.055 times the mass of the Earth and a radius 0.4 times the radius of the Earth. It is made of solid, rocky material that is heavily cratered, and it has no significant atmosphere. Mercury has no moons.
The messenger of the Roman gods. He was also the god of trade.
Symbol Rules: Gemini and Virgo. Gender: - Metal: Mercury Color: Changeable The messenger: the conveyer of information, the intellect, the ability to grasp and understand a subject, analysis, reason, mediation; the "trickster", young people, students, teachers, the academia, transport, flight, the communication industry. It rules the nervous system and the speech and hearing organs.
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Mercury is a god, also known as the god of trade, profit and commerce. His name is apparently derived from the Latin merx or mercator, a merchant. He is very similar to the Greek god Hermes and the Etruscan Turms.
Roman god of travel, commerce, and science; messenger of the other gods.
A fast moving planet never more than 28 from the Sun. This planet, neither masculine, nor feminine but convertible, rules Gemini and Virgo and is exalted in Virgo.
(Mercurius) - protector of merchants and travelers; carried a caduceus, wears a broad-brimmed hat and winged sandals, and carries a purse ( kibisis); messenger god; equated with Hermes in Latin poetry. Horace Odes 1.10.2, Mercury Encyclopedia Mythica: Mercury
(Roman mythology) messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce; counterpart of Greek Hermes
the smallest planet and the nearest to the sun
Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun. Mercury's diameter is 4880 km and takes 88 days to orbit the Sun. Mercury is named after the Roman messenger god. In Eastern Asian cultures Mercury is also known as the 'Water Star.'
With an orbit of only 58 million km, Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun. It is a terrestrial planet, and has a diameter of about 5000 km. Check out SEDS' Nine Planets, for more about Mercury. Or see StarDate's Solar System Guide.
Represents communication, intellect, consciousness, transportation, dexterity and the mind.
the planet closest to the sun. In Roman mythology, the fleet-footed messenger god and escort of dead souls to the underworld(Greek name, Hermes)
One of the planets in astrology, ruler of Virgo and Gemini. Compare Lilith.
Planet (ruler of Gemini and Virgo) and deity.
The planet of communication and thought. It influences Gemini, the twins, and Virgo, the Virgin.
The closest planet to the Sun. In astrology, Mercury is associated with the mind, quickness, the hands and arms, intellect, communication, and thoughts and ideas of all kinds. Mercury rules both Gemini and Virgo.
At a distance from the Sun of 0.387 AU, Mercury is the closest planet to our star and the first of the terrestrial planets. Its radius is little more than a third that of the Earth's and it has a very tenuous atmosphere. It is the densest of the planets and gravity at the surface is 3.7 times that of Earth. The average surface temperature is 440 K (170 oC).
Mercury is a transition metal that perpetually remains in a fluid state. It is one of the Periodic Elements. Metamorpho has the ability to transform into Mercury. (See also, Mercury (God of Olympus), Mercury (of the Metal Men) and Mercury (planet)).
The planet that is closest to the Sun. For detailed information, including images, click here.
Mercury (IPA: ) is the innermost and smallest planet in the solar system, orbiting the Sun once every 88 days. It ranges in brightness from about −2.0 to 5.5 in apparent magnitude, but is not easily seen as its greatest angular separation from the Sun (greatest elongation) is only 28.3°. It can only be seen in twilight.
Mercury is an automobile marque of the Ford Motor Company founded in 1939 to market near-luxury cars slotted between entry-level Ford and luxury Lincoln models, similar to General Motors' Buick (and former Oldsmobile) brand and Daimler Chrysler's Chrysler brand. Today, all Mercury models are based on Ford platforms. The Mercury name comes from the "messenger of the gods" of Roman mythology, and during its early years, the Mercury brand was known for performance, with that being briefly revived in 2003 with the Mercury Marauder.
