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    AbodeMount Olympus
    PlanetMercury
    SymbolTalaria, caduceus, tortoise, lyre, rooster, Petasos (Winged helmet)
    DayWednesday (hēméra Hermoû)
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    Name and origin

    The earliest form of the name Hermes (Ἑρμῆς) is the Mycenaean Greek *hermāhās, written 𐀁𐀔𐁀 e-ma-a2 (e-ma-ha) in the Linear B syllabic script. Other forms of the name of Hermes are Hermeias (Ἑρμείας), … See more

    Iconography

    The image of Hermes evolved and varied along with Greek art and culture. In Archaic Greece he was usually depicted as a matured and bearded man, who dressed as a traveler, herald and shepherd. This image remained c… See more

    Functions

    Hermes began as a god with strong chthonic, or underworld, associations. He was a psychopomp, leader of souls along the road between "the Under and the Upper world". This function gradually expanded to encompas… See more

    Historical and literary sources

    The earliest written record of Hermes comes from Linear B inscriptions from Pylos, Thebes, and Knossos dating to the Bronze Age Mycenaean period. Here, Hermes's name is rendered as e‐ma‐a (Ἑρμάhας). This name … See more

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