Hermes the prankster of the Gods, sired the
love child of Zeus and a pregant Semele, who died when a wish backfired because love between a God and a mortal, cannot safely be; Zeus quickly plucked her unborn fetus from her dying womb to stash in his thigh til born, becoming tired of the extra weight, the then plucked the child, once again,... Sign in to see full entry.