Hermes
(Mercury)
The cleverest of the
Olympian gods
Cunning狡猾的 and
shrewdness
A messenger
Hermes
winged sandals
magical staff(權
杖) 魔杖
traveler's hat
God of
travel
merchants
athletics
literature
thieves
Hermes
guide for the dead
to the underworld
Date: ca 425 BC
Period: Classical
SUMMARY
Hermes
Psykhopompos (Guide
of the Souls) sits on a
rock, preparing to lead
the ghost of a woman
to the underworld. He
hold's a kerykeion
(herald's使者wand)
in his hand.
Museum collection:
Metropolitan Museum, New
York City
Beazley Archive
Number: 203182
Ware: Attic Red Figure
Date: ca 500 - 450 BC
Period: Early Classical
SUMMARY
Hermes, messenger of the
gods, flies on winged boots.
He holds his kerykeion or
herald's wand in hand, and
wears a petasos (traveller's
cap) and chlamys (cloak).
Argus-slayer
Key points
1. Of what is he the god?
2. What is his function for the realm of the dead?