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Praxiteles: Hermes Carrying the Infant Dionysus Giambologna: Mercury Philemon and Baucis serving Zeus and Hermes Hermes leading a satyr chorus Hermes Carrying the Infant Dionysus Praxiteles: Hermes Carrying the Infant Dionysus The Judgment of Paris, Hermes leading Athena, Hera, and Aphrodite to Paris, detail of a red-figure kylix by Hieron, 6th century BC; in the Staatliche Museen Antikenabteilung, Berlin Marble statue of Hermes wearing a petasos hat and holding a caduceus, seated with draped cloth, set against a clear blue sky in the port of Copenhagen. Stone term with a carved bust of Hermes, showing his bearded face and curly hair, set atop a rectangular pillar in the Agora at Athens. Hermes, terra-cotta head from Veii, c. 500 bc; in the Museo Nazionale di Villa Giulia, Rome
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Praxiteles: Hermes Carrying the Infant Dionysus
Praxiteles: Hermes Carrying the Infant Dionysus Hermes Carrying the Infant Dionysus, marble statue by Praxiteles, c. 350–330 bce (or a Hellenistic copy of his original); in the Archaeological Museum, Olympia, Greece. Height 2.15 meters.

Hermes

Greek mythology
Also known as: Argeiphontes
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Hermes, Greek god, son of Zeus and the Pleiad Maia; often identified with the Roman Mercury and with Casmilus or Cadmilus, one of the Cabeiri. His name is probably derived from herma (see herm), the Greek word for a heap of stones, such as was used in the country to indicate boundaries or as a landmark. One of the 12 Olympians, Hermes was the divine messenger, the protector of herds and travelers, and the god...

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