 She leads him toward the land of the Phaecians, where Nausicaa and Arete help him to get back to Ithaca - after he has told them the story of his 'odyssey' between the war at Troy and his reaching Scherie (also known as Phaeacia - land of the Phaecians).Hermes is Patron of Travellers, Messenger of the gods and the king of thieves and one of the 12 Olympian gods, Hermes appears three times in the Odyssey.The first time is to deliver a message to Calypso to let Odysseus return home.