Mercury (mythology) Mercury (mythology) Mercury (; Latin: "Mercurius" ) is a major god in Roman religion and mythology, being one of the Dii Consentes within the ancient Roman pantheon. He is the god of financial gain, commerce, eloquence, messages, communication (including divination), travelers, boundaries, luck, trickery and thieves; he also serves as the guide of souls to the underworld. He was considered the son of Maia, who was a daughter of the Titan Atlas, and Jupiter in Roman mythology. His name is possibly related to the Latin word "merx" ("merchandise"; cf. "merchant", "commerce", etc.), "mercari" ("to trade"), and "merces" ("wages"); another possible
The Thieves knows who he is, the exact kind of films that he wants to make, and how to make them. "The Thieves" proves it." On comparisons with "Ocean's Eleven", the director said he never went into production consciously thinking about the hit Hollywood film. Though similar to it, he thinks "The Thieves" is actually closer to his previous films "The Big Swindle" and "", with the action featured "invested with more emotion." Kim Yoon-seok added that contrary to the characters' compatible and harmonious collaboration in "Ocean's Eleven", "In "The Thieves," we are all over the place, all with our own faults.