Bronze Hermes Sculpture, Greek Mythology Art, Museum Quality

God Hermes CODE: 1219 Item details: Height: 24,5cm Weight: 430gr As this item is hand made, measurements, surface texture & colour(patina) may vary slightly More items & designs at https://www.etsy.com/shop/evangelidesbrass Hermes is an Olympian god in Greek religion & mythology, son of Zeus & the Pleiad Maia. He is second youngest of the Olympian gods. Hermes is a god of transitions & boundaries. He is quick & cunning, & moved freely between the worlds of the mortal & divine, as emissary & messenger of the gods, intercessor between mortals & the divine, & conductor of souls into the afterlife. He is protector & patron of travelers, herdsmen, thieves, orators & wit, literature & poets, athletics & sports, invention & trade. in some myths he is a trickster, & outwits other gods for his own satisfaction or the sake of humankind. His attributes & symbols include the herma, the rooster & the tortoise, purse or pouch, winged sandals, winged cap, & his main symbol is the herald's staff, the Greek kerykeion or Latin caduceus which consisted of two snakes wrapped around a winged staff. Bronze Hermes Sculpture, Greek Mythology Art, Museum Quality