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Since in classic times a herm, or hermes, was used to mark distances on the roads, so here the hermes is used to mark distances, or periods in time Panel 2 - We now see the successors of the children of the previous panel grown to manhood.

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Definitions (2)

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See Mercury.

WordNet (1)

(Greek mythology) messenger and herald of the gods; god of commerce and cunning and invention and theft; identified with Roman Mercury

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I'll give them a C for now. hermes: I'm not pleased with how the Kerry Wood situation went down.
He isn't a big need, but if we land him we would probably have the best rotation in baseball. hermes: Peavy, which still could happen.
SportsWorld: Kosuke Fukudome could have a breakout season now that he has one year under his belt, and Fontenot could have a good season as well. hermes: Fontenot, and it would be nice for Kosuke to breakout for half a season at least.
He more than likely won't repeat what he did last year. hermes: Dempster.
SportsWorld: Finally winning a World Series. hermes: Winning it all.