Hi there Steemians, Saint Gabriel here ;) today I bring you the third part of a series of blogs with some interesting info about the gods of Olympus and their relationship with our zodiac signs, today is the turn of Gemini and the messenger god Hermes/ Mercury, I hope you enjoy it; and if you like my work please tell me about it in the comments, and don't forget to upvote :)
Mythologically, Mercury/Hermes was the son of Maia, a mountain nymph, and Zeus. After he was born he grew at astonishing speed into a young boy and, as soon as his mother’s back was turned, he was off in search of adventure.
The Mutable Air sign Gemini is ruled by Mercury, messenger of the gods. Mercury’s nickname was Quicksilver, which is what we sometimes call the metal mercury. If you’ve ever broken a thermometer and held a ball of mercury in your palm, you have experienced the mutability of Gemini—mercury is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature. It is as impossible to grasp, hold and contain as Geminis themselves. If you’ve ever dated a Gemini and become frustrated at their sheer evasiveness, believe me, it’s nothing to the frustration Geminis experience at their own selves.
Geminis are pulled in many directions at once. They need to keep moving. They are mentally agile and quick. Their minds go with equal facility from higher thought to lower thought. They enjoy this duality and use polarity to understand a thing by contrasting it with its opposite. This flexibility, this mutability and the need to keep the message moving is the heart of Gemini’s nature. When a Gemini learns new information and passes it on to someone else, a winged god flying swiftly somewhere pauses to smile.
god of messages!
Nice work, as always.