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Hermes was a young man, wearing traveling clothes, a flat hat known as "petasus" and winged sandals on his feet. Oftentimes he was also considered to have wings attached to his shoulders and hat. Hermes usually held a winged staff with snakes wrapped around it in his hands in order to gain access everywhere.
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Hermes leeding a chariot
God Hermes, the messenger, leading a four-horse chariot
Pottery of 430 BC
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Hermes Psychopompos
Hermes Psychopompos(the guide of souls) watches Thanatos (the death) and Hypnos (the sleep) carrying the corps of Sarpedon
Pottery of 515 BC
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Hermes , the guide to the Underworld
Hermes leads the young Myrinne to Hades. At left, the grieving relatives of the girl say farewell.
Pottery of 430 BC
National Archaeological Museum of Athens in Greece
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Detail of Hermes wearing a chlamys (a kind of cloak) and a petasos (a winged travellers cap) on his head. In his hand, Hermes is holding Caduceus (a staff represented by two serpents in the form of a double helix). His shoes have wings attached.
Pottery of 480 - 470 BC. by Tithonos
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Detail of god Hermes on a black-figured krater
Pottery of 530 BC by Exekias
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Detail of Mercury by Hendrick Goltzius
Detail of Mercury by Francois Boucher
Mercury Appearing to Aeneas- Detail of Mercury by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
