12/30/2023 0 Comments Hades hermesThe logo for the caduceus had two wings as a reference to Hermes’s flying sandals.Mercury Hermes of Olympia, Greek marble statue C4th B.C., Archaeological Museum of Olympia When Hermes used the staff to separate two fighting snakes, the ribbons turned into snakes. However, in another myth, Zeus gave Hermes the staff, which was surrounded by swirling white ribbons. In one myth, Hermes was given this staff as a gift from Apollo, to say thanks for the lyre. Greek god Hermes often carries a staff surrounded by two snakes, known as the caduceus. He Held a Staff with Two Snakes The Caduceus carried by Hermes, image courtesy of CGTrader Thanks to Hermes’s amazing sandals, Perseus was also able to fly over the ocean and rescue Andromeda (his future wife) from being devoured by a sea monster.Ħ. Hermes then let Perseus borrow his winged sandals, so he could fly away from there as fast as possible once he had chopped off Medusa’s head. He did this by directing Perseus to Medusa’s lair along with Athena. In Greek mythology, Hermes helped his half-brother Perseus to slay the Gorgon Medusa. Greek God Hermes Helped Perseus Slay Medusa Spranger Bartholomaeus, Athena and Hermes, image courtesy of Fine Art America He was then able to slay Argos and set Io free.ĥ. Hermes came up with a crafty plan, playing the most beautiful music that lulled Argos into a deep sleep. Zeus asked Hermes to kill the beast, in order to release Io from this terrible fate. But Hera was not fooled – when she found Io, she tied her to a tree, and placed her under the watch of Argos. To hide Io from Hera’s wrath, Zeus transformed her into a cow to try and keep her safe. Hermes got mixed up with this horrible beast thanks to his father’s philandering ways… When Zeus had an affair with a mortal woman named Io, Zeus’s jealous wife Hera was furious. One of the most terrifying tasks Hermes took on was slaying the monster Argos, who had many eyes and never slept. Hermes Destroyed the Monster Argos Jacob Jordaens, Mercury (Hermes) Playing Argos to Sleep, 17th century, image courtesy of Sotheby’s Hermes Was a Brilliant Inventor Hermes Kriophoros (the ram bearer), 520-510 BCE, image courtesy of The Museum of Fine Arts, BostonĤ. Perhaps it’s no surprise then that Demeter asked Hermes to help her bring Persephone back to earth from the underworld when she was kidnapped by Hades.ģ. Hermes also spent much of his time in the underworld, helping to carry the dead into Hades. As messenger to the gods, he was responsible for delivering messages to and fro between the mortal and divine worlds, and he was able to do this thanks to his winged sandals. Hermes was one of only a few Greek gods that could travel freely between the different realms. He Could Move Between Realms The winged sandals of Hermes, image courtesy of World History To make amends, Hermes gifted Apollo a lyre he had fashioned out of a tortoiseshell, which could play the most spellbinding music.Ģ. Unfortunately, Zeus saw what Hermes was up to, and hauled him into a hearing on Mount Olympus. These sandals later evolved to have wings as Hermes grew older. Hermes even wove himself a pair of beautiful adult sandals to walk in, so anyone tracing his footprints would think he was an adult. He stole his brother Apollo’s sacred herd of 50 cattle from Pieria, reversing their footprints so it appeared they were walking in the opposite direction. When he was still a baby wrapped in a blanket, Hermes crept out of his crib to cause some trouble. Son of Zeus and Maia, Greek god Hermes was mischievous from a young age. Greek God Hermes Stole a Herd of Sheep Marble statue of Hermes, 1st century BCE, image courtesy of Christie’s
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