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A late Day of Hermes and #BumDayMonday post π
"Zeus made Hermes his personal herald and messenger of the gods beneath the earth."
Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 3.112-115π #Hermes Chthonios, Roman copy (1st century CE) after a Greek original by Praxiteles (ca. 350-325 BCE). Now in the Archaeological Museum of Andros.
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A late Day of Hermes and #BumDayMonday post π
"Zeus made Hermes his personal herald and messenger of the gods beneath the earth."
Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 3.112-115π #Hermes Chthonios, Roman copy (1st century CE) after a Greek original by Praxiteles (ca. 350-325 BCE). Now in the Archaeological Museum of Andros.
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A late Day of Hermes and #BumDayMonday post π
"I see him there at the oars of his little boat in the lake, the ferryman of the dead, Charon, with his hand upon the oar and he calls me now."
Euripides, Alcestis 252π #Hermes takes the soul of a dead woman to Charon, Attic lecythus, 450 BCE
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A late Day of Hermes and #BumDayMonday post π
"I see him there at the oars of his little boat in the lake, the ferryman of the dead, Charon, with his hand upon the oar and he calls me now."
Euripides, Alcestis 252π #Hermes takes the soul of a dead woman to Charon, Attic lecythus, 450 BCE
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A late Day of Hermes and #BumDayMonday post π
"Hear me, Hermes, messenger of Zeus, son of Maia.
Almighty is your heart, O lord of the deceased and judge of contests.
Gentle and clever, O Argeiphontes, you are a guide whose sandals fly,
And a man-loving prophet to mortals.
You are vigorous and you delight in exercise and in deceit."
Orphic Hymn 28π #Hermes on a roof in Chalkis, Euboea, Greece
πΈ Herbert List, 1937 -
A late Day of Hermes and #BumDayMonday post π
"Hear me, Hermes, messenger of Zeus, son of Maia.
Almighty is your heart, O lord of the deceased and judge of contests.
Gentle and clever, O Argeiphontes, you are a guide whose sandals fly,
And a man-loving prophet to mortals.
You are vigorous and you delight in exercise and in deceit."
Orphic Hymn 28π #Hermes on a roof in Chalkis, Euboea, Greece
πΈ Herbert List, 1937 -
It's the Day of #Hermes aka Mercurius Day aka #Wednesday! π
I am travelling again, be kind, gentle guide Lord Hermes π
"Argeiphontes [Hermes], Son of Zeus and Maia, messenger of the blessed gods, bearer of the golden rod, giver of good things, be favourable and help us, you and Hestia, the worshipful and dear."
Homeric Hymn 29 to #Hestiaπ Close-up of #Hermes, Roman #fresco
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It's the Day of Hermes aka Mercurius Day aka #Wednesday! π
Merry Christmas to all who celebrate. How do you like Lord Hermes as a gift bringer?
π #Hermes gives to mankind from D'Aulaires Book of Greek Myths
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It's the Day of Hermes aka Mercurius Day aka #Wednesday! π
Merry Christmas to all who celebrate. How do you like Lord Hermes as a gift bringer?
π #Hermes gives to mankind from D'Aulaires Book of Greek Myths
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It's the Day of Hermes aka Mercurius Day aka #Wednesday! π
For #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth I'm introducing Native American deities π
#Amaguq is a trickster and wolf spirit in the fables of the #IΓ±upiaq peoples in #Alaska. Amaguq is a shape-shifter who can alter his size and appearance at will.
πΈ Southeast Alaska Wolf, Defenders of Wildlife
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It's the Day of Hermes aka Mercurius Day aka #Wednesday! π
For #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth I'm introducing Native American deities π
#Amaguq is a trickster and wolf spirit in the fables of the #IΓ±upiaq peoples in #Alaska. Amaguq is a shape-shifter who can alter his size and appearance at will.
πΈ Southeast Alaska Wolf, Defenders of Wildlife
https://defenders.org/newsroom/rare-southeast-alaska-wolf-one-step-closer-endangered-species-protection -
It's the Day of Hermes aka Mercurius Day aka #Wednesday! π
"He [Hermes] cast upon the dogs which were guarding them [the guard dogs of the cattle of Apollon] a stupor and strangles, so that the dogs forgot the cows and lost the power of barking."
#Hesiod, The Great Eoiae Frag 16π Red-Figure Kylix depicting #Hermes with a dog by the Iliupersis Painter, ca 375β350 BCE, #Apulia in Magna Graecia
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It's the Day of Hermes aka Mercurius Day aka #Wednesday! π
"He [Hermes] cast upon the dogs which were guarding them [the guard dogs of the cattle of Apollon] a stupor and strangles, so that the dogs forgot the cows and lost the power of barking."
#Hesiod, The Great Eoiae Frag 16π Red-Figure Kylix depicting #Hermes with a dog by the Iliupersis Painter, ca 375β350 BCE, #Apulia in Magna Graecia
@mythology @antiquidons
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It's the Day of Hermes aka Mercurius Day aka #Wednesday! π
"He [Hermes] cast upon the dogs which were guarding them [the guard dogs of the cattle of Apollon] a stupor and strangles, so that the dogs forgot the cows and lost the power of barking."
#Hesiod, The Great Eoiae Frag 16π Red-Figure Kylix depicting #Hermes with a dog by the Iliupersis Painter, ca 375β350 BCE, #Apulia in Magna Graecia
@mythology @antiquidons
#DayOfHermes #Mythology #GreekRomanArt -
It's the Day of Hermes aka Mercurius Day aka #Wednesday! π
"He [Hermes] cast upon the dogs which were guarding them [the guard dogs of the cattle of Apollon] a stupor and strangles, so that the dogs forgot the cows and lost the power of barking."
#Hesiod, The Great Eoiae Frag 16π Red-Figure Kylix depicting #Hermes with a dog by the Iliupersis Painter, ca 375β350 BCE, #Apulia in Magna Graecia
@mythology @antiquidons
#DayOfHermes #Mythology #GreekRomanArt -
It's the Day of Hermes aka Mercurius Day aka #Wednesday! π
"He [Hermes] cast upon the dogs which were guarding them [the guard dogs of the cattle of Apollon] a stupor and strangles, so that the dogs forgot the cows and lost the power of barking."
#Hesiod, The Great Eoiae Frag 16π Red-Figure Kylix depicting #Hermes with a dog by the Iliupersis Painter, ca 375β350 BCE, #Apulia in Magna Graecia
@mythology @antiquidons
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It's the Day of Hermes aka Mercurius Day aka #Wednesday! π
#OTD, 15 May, it's the #Mercuralia, a Roman festival in honour of Mercurius in his function as god of commerce. This year it coincides with the birthday of Apollon. #Hermes and #Apollon are half-brothers and love each other dearly:
"And Hermes loved the son of Leto continually, even as he does now."
Homeric Hymn 4 to Hermesπ Red-Figure Volute Krater dated 415β400 BCE
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It's the #DayOfHermes aka Mercurius Day aka #Wednesday! π
For #BlackHistoryMonth, I'm introducing African deities in my daily god toots. #Ekwensu is a trickster spirit of the #Igbo people, serving as the #Alusi of bargains and the tortoise. Crafty at trade and negotiations he is often invoked for guidance in difficult mercantile situations. With the rise of Christianity, the beneficent aspects of Ekwensu were supplanted by missionaries who came to represent him as #Satan.
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It's the #DayOfHermes aka Mercurius Day aka #Wednesday! π
For #BlackHistoryMonth, I'm introducing African deities in my daily god toots. #Ekwensu is a trickster spirit of the #Igbo people, serving as the #Alusi of bargains and the tortoise. Crafty at trade and negotiations he is often invoked for guidance in difficult mercantile situations. With the rise of Christianity, the beneficent aspects of Ekwensu were supplanted by missionaries who came to represent him as #Satan.
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It's the #DayOfHermes aka Mercurius Day aka #Wednesday! π
For #BlackHistoryMonth, I'm introducing African deities in my daily god toots. #Eshu or ΓαΉ£ΓΉ is a personification of mischief. His cognomen He-who-creates-problems-for-the-innocent highlights the complex nature of this highly unpredictable deity. #ΓαΉ£ΓΉ is the messenger not only to OlΓ³dΓΉmarΓ¨, the Supreme Being, but also to and between the other #Orishas. Despite all this, he is the #Orisha in charge of law enforcement and orderliness.
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It's the #DayOfHermes aka Mercurius Day aka #Wednesday! π
For #BlackHistoryMonth, I'm introducing African deities in my daily god toots. #Eshu or ΓαΉ£ΓΉ is a personification of mischief. His cognomen He-who-creates-problems-for-the-innocent highlights the complex nature of this highly unpredictable deity. #ΓαΉ£ΓΉ is the messenger not only to OlΓ³dΓΉmarΓ¨, the Supreme Being, but also to and between the other #Orishas. Despite all this, he is the #Orisha in charge of law enforcement and orderliness.
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It's the Day of Hermes aka Mercurius Day aka #Wednesday! π
"[Zeus] commanded that glorious Hermes should be lord over all birds of prey and grim-eyed lions, and boars with gleaming tusks, and over [herder's] dogs and all the herds and flocks that the wide earth nourishes, and over all sheep."
Homeric Hymn 4 to Hermes 560π Hermes-Mercurius, marble relief made by Artus Quellinus in the 17th century CE.
@mythology @antiquidons
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It's the Day of Hermes aka Mercurius Day aka #Wednesday! π
"[Zeus] commanded that glorious Hermes should be lord over all birds of prey and grim-eyed lions, and boars with gleaming tusks, and over [herder's] dogs and all the herds and flocks that the wide earth nourishes, and over all sheep."
Homeric Hymn 4 to Hermes 560π Hermes-Mercurius, marble relief made by Artus Quellinus in the 17th century CE.
@mythology @antiquidons
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It's the Day of Hermes aka Mercurius Day aka #Wednesday! π
#Neoclassical marble statue of #Hermes or his Roman equivalent #Mercurius.
π Mercure ou le Commerce (Mercury or the Trade) by Augustin Pajou, dated 1780 CE. Today in the MusΓ©e du Louvre, Paris.
#DayOfHermes #Mythology @mythology @antiquidons #GreekMythology #AncMedReception
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It's the Day of Hermes aka Mercurius Day aka #Wednesday! π
#Neoclassical marble statue of #Hermes or his Roman equivalent #Mercurius.
π Mercure ou le Commerce (Mercury or the Trade) by Augustin Pajou, dated 1780 CE. Today in the MusΓ©e du Louvre, Paris.
#DayOfHermes #Mythology @mythology @antiquidons #GreekMythology #AncMedReception
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It's the Day of Hermes aka Mercurius Day aka #Wednesday!
Happy Saturnalia! #Hermes-Mercurius is on the way to deliver some presents to you π
π¨ "Hermes gives to mankind" from D'Aulaires Book of Greek Myths
#DayOfHermes #Saturnalia #Mercurius #ReligioRomana #GreekMythology #GreekGods #AncMedReception
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It's the Day of Hermes aka Mercurius Day aka #Wednesday!
Happy Saturnalia! #Hermes-Mercurius is on the way to deliver some presents to you π
π¨ "Hermes gives to mankind" from D'Aulaires Book of Greek Myths
#DayOfHermes #Saturnalia #Mercurius #ReligioRomana #GreekMythology #GreekGods #AncMedReception