The word mercurial is commonly used to refer to something or someone erratic, was syncretized with Greek religion during the time of the Roman Republic,
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Roman Mythology Of or relating to the god Mercury. Mercurial in greek ... Greek myth of mercu...
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Melissa n [fr. Gk, the sister of Amalthea who nourished the infant Zeus with honey in Greek mythology] : a girl's given name mercurial adj [L Mercurius Mercury, Roman god of merchandise, trade, and theft] 1 : having qualities of eloquence, ingenuity, or thievishness attributed to the god Mercury 2 :
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mercurial adj. often Mercurial Roman Mythology . Ελληνική (Greek) adj. - (χημ.) υδραργυρικός, (μτφ.) άστατος, ευμετάβλητος, ρευστός, ασταθής, ασταθής...
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2. Greek culture reflected in myth; Forms and phases of Greek mythology; Divine-human encounter narratives 1. Hermes has (with good reason) given his Latin name to the English words for a metal best known for its liquid properties, for an adjective, "mercurial," that suggests sleight of hand, rapid or even sudden ascent...
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Roman mythology; Oral and literary traditions of the ancient Romans concerning their gods and heroes and the nature and history of the cosmos. Much of what became Roman mythology was borrowed from Greek mythology at a later date, as Greek gods were associated with their Roman Mercurial risks from acid's reign:
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In Greek mythology that was Hermes. In later years, the Romans called that god Mercury. As a god, he was the swiftest--nobody could get there faster than Mercury's relationship to business and speed survive in words like "mercurial" and mercantile." Because of his speed he is sometimes considered a god of the winds.
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