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Bust of the ancient Greek god of trade Hermes #223527274
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Head of Hermes. Material - marble. Roman work of the 2nd c. AD after a Greek original of the 430 - 420s BC. Provenance in 1852 from the Laval collection. Collection of the State Hermitage Museum. Saint-Petersburg, Russia. Hermes or Ermius, in ancient Greek mythology, the god of trade and good luck, cunning, theft, youth and eloquence. Patron saint of heralds, ambassadors, shepherds, travelers. The messenger of the gods and the guide of the souls of the dead to the underworld of Hades, which is why he had the nickname Psychopomp - the guide of souls
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