Herme Bust XL

Hermes is the messenger of the gods of Greek mythology. He also functions as a psychotransmitter, that is, he leads the souls of the dead to Hades (as we learn in the Odyssey), but he is also a protector of thieves, gambling and trade. He is, perhaps, the most sympathetic deity of the Greek twelve gods, as he initially combines very strongly the human with the divine elements, but also because he is considered, in essence, the first teacher of the human race, the One who introduced the letters and the sciences. in humanity, he taught the use of the intellect and, in fact, there are myths which attribute to him the transmission of the knowledge of fire to people. At the same time, he is the protector of trade, essential ceremonies and magic. It expresses in an almost archetypal way the speed, the flexibility, the variability, but also the deceptive paths that the mind sometimes follows, as it is easily deceived and makes mistakes. He also has a shady and more human face, as he is the first in fraud, lying and theft. He could fly over land and sea, and he was the only god who could be transported to Olympus, the earth and the Underworld undisturbed.