Mercury (Roman god) (Prime Earth)

Godly Physiology
- Cosmic Awareness: Mercury, like all Old Gods, is aware of the multiverse and the realms that lie beyond. This knowledge gives him an understanding of the universe and all life that transcends the capabilities of normal mortals.^[2]
- Dimensional Travel: Mercury can travel between the realms, as when he went to the Underworld to fetch water from the River Lethe.^[3]
- Immortality
- Power Distribution: Mercury imparts the gift of speed to the various members of the Shazam Family.^[4]
- Superhuman Speed

Power Loss: The powers of the Roman gods depend on the faith of their followers.^{[citation needed]}

Paraphernalia

This character or object is an adaptation of Mercury, a character or object in traditional stories. These include, but may not be limited to religious texts, myth, and/or folk lore. More information on the original can be found at Wikipedia.org.
Mercury was first adapted by Henry Kiefer, first appearing in New Comics #5. However, in the Prime Earth continuity Mercury first appeared as part of the New 52 DC Universe in Shazam! (Volume 5) #2 by Mark Waid and Dan Mora.