Hermes

Messenger of the gods, son of Zeus and the nymph Maia, born in a cave on Cyllene. On his first day, says the Homeric Hymn, he made the lyre from a tortoise and stole Apollo's cattle, then traded the lyre for the herds and a golden staff. "Slayer of Argus" with the golden wand, he is the one god appointed messenger to Hades, and it is he who brings Persephone back to Demeter.