But that was not the most important thing. What mattered was that Zeus greatly appreciated Hermes's abilities. He was both clever and swift. Though he was the god of theft, his heart was not bad; he merely had a knack for clever tricks.
And Zeus happened to lack a divine messenger and herald.
Zeus immediately took an interest in observing him. Though he did not immediately make Hermes one of the Twelve Olympians, he did acknowledge his divinity.
Thus, humanity, which fervently believed in the gods, immediately learned that there was now a god of theft among the divine. Not only did they worship him, but quite a few even began to imitate him.
They believed that being able to steal an entire herd of cattle just after birth was an incredibly powerful feat. Though humans were too weak to do such a thing, they could still steal smaller items.
When Prometheus, the prophet and seer, discovered that many humans were imitating Hermes by stealing from their own kind, he could hardly believe it.
Though he knew these humans worshipped the gods, he had not expected their worship to reach the point where they could no longer distinguish right from wrong.
Prometheus tried to correct this mistaken belief among humanity, but all he received in return was rebuttal.
"The god of theft exists, which means the King of the Gods approves of this act. Then there is nothing wrong with it."
Someone said this, and many others found it perfectly reasonable. For a moment, Prometheus did not even know how to refute them.
Faith itself was not wrong, but blind faith seemed to have become a problem.
Yet he did not know how to correct it. Athena, the goddess of wisdom, had given humanity intelligence, and they had thoughts of