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The messenger of [[the gods]] of the [[Discworld (world)|Discworld]], possibly also the god of messages. The old golden statue with wingèd hat, wingèd sandals, and other wings in the [[Ankh-Morpork]] [[Post Office]] possibly depicted Fedecks (see {{GP}}). Fedecks never personally appears in the ''[[Discworld]]'' novels; the closest to a physical manifestation takes place in {{SG}}, when a group of atheist(?) [[Philosophers]] declare their faith to various gods to avoid being smitten. Fedecks sent his warning in the form of an arrow. Fedecks is also mentioned by [[Inspector Lewton|Lewton]] in the game [[Discworld Noir]] when he watches some statues at the [[Temple of Small Gods]].

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Fedecks's name is a parody of [[Roundworld]]'s FedEx (Federal Express), a delivery company. Also on Roundworld, the Roman messenger god's name, {{wp|Mercury_(mythology)|Mercury}}, is related to the Latin word ''merx'' meaning "merchandise". Fedecks has essentially the same aspects as Mercury wearing winged shoes, ''talaria'' and a winged ''petasos''.

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