Strawberries aren't sacred to Hermes, koumara are!
It is said that the strawberry tree was important to Hermes because he was nursed under one.
There's this misconception going around that Hermes loves strawberries and they'd make a great offering 🍓. At first, I thought so too, but actual strawberries grow on bushes, not trees. Misleading in name, the strawberry tree (also known as the cane apple tree) produces round, red, and lychee-like fruit called koumara, not strawberries. Strawberry plants aren't even closely related to this tree! 😅
However, with this particular fruit being native to the Mediterranean and Western Europe, they're hard to come by if you don't live in those areas, so I can't imagine Hermes will be upset with an offering of strawberries. Simply use your discretion there. It's just important to know what fruit is actually sacred to him. 😊
By the way, no worries if you've been one of the people who thought Hermes was a strawberry-holic, especially because many others mention that being the case. I almost put "go strawberry picking" on my devotional acts to Hermes list... But having gone strawberry picking myself, I had a hard time picturing him being nursed under a small bush close to the ground 😆. That's actually the only reason why I looked into it further, and I'm glad I did. 😁
