2007-03-28 14:25:34 · 3 answers · asked by hello 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
they get angry quickly , as fast as Mercury will rise in a thermometer when its suddenly hot.
2007-03-28 14:56:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The word mercurial means something or someone volatile or erratic. Mercurial comes from the Greco-Roman god Mercury. The god of messengers, travelers, and thieves, Mercury was also a trickster and well known for moving swiftly and erratically from place to place.
2007-03-29 05:54:57 · answer #2 · answered by Cacaoatl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mercurial
adj 1: liable to sudden unpredictable change; "erratic behavior";
"fickle weather"; "mercurial twists of temperament";
"a quicksilver character, cool and willful at one
moment, utterly fragile the next" [syn: erratic, fickle,
quicksilver]
2007-03-28 21:29:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋