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Nordic Witch 
Professor Roslund walked back to his desk where he sat down on the edge of his desk to peer out at his student's. The signs of tiredness was showing in more than one face. He was glad that the lesson soon would be over. Clapping his hands to get the student's attention again he said when they quieted down. "Nice work everyone! I think all of you have spotted Mercury by now. Can anyone tell me what kind of landscape there is on Mercury? You should be able to work it out by studying Mercury in your telescopes."
He waited to give them a few moments to think before adding "Also does anyone know the mythological story surrounding Mercury?"
"Um..." Jenny looked back at her telescope as she slowly raised her hand.
"Mercury seems to have a lot of craters, ridges, and a few plains here and there. Similar to the moon in a way."
Then she paused for a bit. Roman mythology? Sure, Jenny loved mythology, but she never knew or read the myths herself.
At least I know the general ideas of them. Jenny thought glumly.
"Mercury was the patron god of trade and merchants..." Jenny paused. That didn't sound like a story at all...
"There are many stories about Mercury, since he was a popular Roman god to begin with. One of them revolves around Mercury assisting Odysseus after the siege of Troy by warning him of the enchantress Circe. It was either from the Illiad or the Odyssey, I think." It was a long time since Jenny read either of them; her memory withered away quickly after finishing them.