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 Last of the Clan McDuck later earns more money first by selling firewood and then by selling peat moss. Family legend meanwhile states that the McDuck family was heir to a castle and large fortune. One of their ancestors, determined to hide the treasure from thieves, sealed it away inside the castle (accidentally sealing himself away at the same time). The family was frightened from the land by a "phantom hound" and as a result the treasure was lost and the castle fell to ruin. While exploring the castle, Scrooge discovers that the hound only was trickery by the Whiskervilles, who wanted the McDuck family