In Roman mythology, Mercury was the patron of messages and the God of travelers, commerce, financial profit, communication and luck. He was very clever and served as a mediator between Gods and mortals. He was also known to have a cunning personality and would prank Gods constantly. The Romans equated him with the Greek God Hermes. Similarly to Hermes, he was very famous for his winged sandals, which gave him speed to easily go from one place to another and he is often depicted holding the caduceus in his left hand. According to the myths, he escorted the dead to the underworld and carried dreams from the God Morpheus to sleeping humans.