His nature has been called, “mercurial,” when a man is fickle, flighty, changing to and fro often, and hard to pin down or “label.” Much like the liquid metal that is his namesake, the Roman god, Mercury – known as Hermes to the Greeks – was the god of speed, the messenger to the gods of Mt Olympus, and quite the trickster.
This masculine instinct inspired by Hermes is the perfect nature for men to have at Step One of Sexual Attraction – to change in conversation quickly, to never be pinned down to a label or identity, to be playful and humorous, of a trickster’s mentality (because after all, in first meeting, we are still strangers, and it is just one big, enjoyable, challenging game that men and women play when they first meet.)
Hermes was the god of speed and cunning, transitions and boundaries – he moved between the world of the living and the divine, and was among only a handful of gods who were allowed to do so (another being Eros, or Cupid.) If we were going to delve into what the secret strategy was in Hermes for accomplishing all that he was in charge of in the ancient world, and apply that to men’s mysteriousness in attracting women, it’s all there, readily apparent to us.
Hermes was tasked with delivering messages between the gods and humans, and among each other. Today’s man learning Romantic Dynamics has some goals and drives too – he must be mysterious, but also friendly, a little bit dangerous, but also welcoming and positive - the tinge of danger, yet be reliable and honest.
This is a man with the ability to communicate well, yet is difficult to label or pin down to a simple description. He feels passion and vitality in the role of communicating to people, and in "networking," meeting people, joining them together, and and having the adventure of new social experiences.
