Definitions: (1) revealing knowing intelligence; expert; ingenuity; (2) individual deftness in execution or performance; mastery of technique; (3) able to perform dexterously a manual operation in the arts or professions; adroit; (4) having a competent aptitude in management
Mythological Figures: 1) Harpocrates, the god of science, secrets, and confidentiality among the Greeks and Romans; 2) Mercury, the Roman god of commerce, manual skill, eloquence, cleverness, and travel; 3) Hermes, the Greek god of science, eloquence, and cunning; also the inventor of the lyre, the protector of boundaries, and the god of commerce – serving as messenger to the other gods