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[QUOTE]Originally posted by mena7: [QB] [IMG]https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/00/39/db/0039dbcf6af6411a9cb609dc77e96861.jpg[/IMG] A Roman Bronze Figure of Hermes, circa 2nd Century A.D. [IMG]https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/7e/ee/0c/7eee0c7e51be7afef3bb51d2985fa6dc.jpg[/IMG] Hermes with baby Dionysos, bronze nude statue - from Roman period, circa 2nd c. AD [IMG]https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/f1/fd/01/f1fd012fdb32b8e3e4b8feaa8ef72b27.jpg[/IMG] A ROMAN BRONZE MERCURY CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. [IMG]https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/f7/84/7c/f7847c100470c5273b065a9c2f436364.jpg[/IMG] A ROMAN BRONZE FIGURE OF MERCURY 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. [IMG]https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/fe/02/26/fe0226931ce28956eea754d9b4908966.jpg[/IMG] A ROMAN BRONZE MERCURY CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D. [IMG]https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/0e/a3/e8/0ea3e810d250088b84ddd1eadc0402cb.jpg[/IMG] Ancient Roman figure of Mercury, with his winged helmet and marsupium/money bag. (Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien) [IMG]https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/34/09/da/3409da183300aded273bca6641065f78.jpg[/IMG] Hermes staff. Greek. Early 5th century B.C. [IMG]https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/d0/53/fa/d053fa94aeb9b7ae82c1faff8536a2a2.jpg[/IMG] Mosaic of Hermanubis, a hybrid of Anubis and the Greek god Hermes (or the Roman Mercury). In the Ptolemaic period (350–30 BCE), when Egypt became a Hellenistic kingdom ruled by Greek pharaohs, Anubis was merged with the Greek god Hermes, becoming Hermanubis. The two gods were considered similar because they both guided souls to the afterlife. Hermes (/ˈhɜːrmiːz/; Greek: Ἑρμῆς) is an Olympian god in Greek religion and mythology, the son of Zeus and the Pleiad Maia, and the second youngest of the Olympian gods. Hermes is considered a god of transitions and boundaries. He is described as quick and cunning, moving freely between the worlds of the mortal and divine. He is also portrayed as an emissary and messenger of the gods;[1] an intercessor between mortals and the divine, and conductor of souls into the afterlife. He has been viewed as the protector and patron of herdsmen, thieves,[2] oratory and wit, literature and poetry, athletics and sports, invention and trade,[3] roads, boundaries and travelers.[4] In some myths, he is a trickster and outwits other gods for his own satisfaction or for the sake of humankind. His attributes and symbols include the herma, the rooster, the tortoise, purse or pouch, winged sandals, and winged cap. His main symbol is the Greek kerykeion or Latin caduceus, which appears in a form of two snakes wrapped around a winged staff.[5] In the Roman adaptation of the Greek pantheon (see interpretatio romana), Hermes is identified with the Roman god Mercury,[6] who, though inherited from the Etruscans, developed many similar characteristics such as being the patron of commerce Mercury (/ˈmɜːrkjᵿri/; Latin: Mercurius [mɛrˈkʊr.jʊs] About this sound listen (help·info)) is a major Roman god, being one of the Dii Consentes within the ancient Roman pantheon. He is the patron god of financial gain, commerce, eloquence (and thus poetry), messages/communication (including divination), travelers, boundaries, luck, trickery and thieves; he is also the guide of souls to the underworld.[1][2] He was considered the son of Maia and Jupiter in Roman mythology. His name is possibly related to the Latin word merx ("merchandise"; compare merchant, commerce, etc.), mercari (to trade), and merces (wages); another possible connection is the Proto-Indo-European root merĝ- for "boundary, border" (cf. Old English "mearc", Old Norse "mark" and Latin "margō") and Greek οὖρος (by analogy of Arctūrus/Ἀρκτοῦρος), as the "keeper of boundaries," referring to his role as bridge between the upper and lower worlds.[citation needed] In his earliest forms, he appears to have been related to the Etruscan deity Turms; both gods share characteristics with the Greek god Hermes. He is often depicted holding the caduceus in his left hand. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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