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It's the Day of Hermes aka Mercurius Day aka #Wodensday! 🐺🐺
"Another great abode is there, which is named Valaskjálf. Odin possesses that dwelling. The gods made it and thatched it with sheer silver, and in this hall is the Hliðskjálf, the high seat so called. Whenever Allfather sits in that seat, he surveys all lands."
Prose Edda, Gylfaginning🏛 Odin on his throne Hlidskjalf from Lerje, #Denmark, dated 900 CE
#mythology #Medievodons #medievalArt #DayOfHermes #history #Odin #OdinsDay
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It's the Day of Hermes aka Mercurius Day aka #Wednesday! 🐏
Enjoy the last day of 2025 🥂
"At the proper time #Zeus loosened the stitches and gave birth to #Dionysos, whom he entrusted to #Hermes. Hermes took him to Ino and Athamas, and persuaded them to bring him up as a girl."
Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 3.26🏛 Roman marble relief, Vatican Museums, Pius-Clementine Museum, Rome
#mythology #antiquidons
#DayOfHermes #GreekRomanArt #history #Hermes #ReliefWednesday