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Explanation of the Roman God Mercury, the planet Mercury, and the element Mercury. Roman God Mercury, Mercury Alchemy, Mercury Mythology, Hermetic Qabalah, Mercury God, Mercury Symbol, Deity Work, Mystical Creatures Mythology, World Mythology

Mercury was one of the twelve major deities in Ancient Rome. He was known as the God of merchants, travel, goods, trickery, and speed. Mercury is the first planet from the sun and was named after the Roman God because of how quickly it completes its orbit. Mercury is an extremely rare element found in the earth’s crust, and it’s the only element to retain its alchemic common name in modern Chemistry. #ancient #rome #chemistry #planet #symbolsage

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Hermes/Mercury- god of trickery, messengers, thieves, trade, travelers and athletes. A herald of the gods and a guide to the Underworld. Also the inventor of the lyre and fire. Born the son of Zeus and the Pleiade Maia, he was born in a cave on Mt. Kyllini/Cyllene and showed himself to be a thief and a trickster from an early age. On the day of his birth he slipped away from his mother, came across a tortoise, killed it and with reeds turned its shell into the first lyre. Next he went to…

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“Herm-Athena, a statue representing Mercury and Minerva, (called by the Greeks Athene) in one figure.Pomponius Atticus having found one of these rare statues at Athens,writes to his friend Cicero,that he would send it him to adorn his library.It was natural to see Mercury and Minerva joined in the same statue,the one deity presiding over eloquence,the other over arts and sciences.On the reverse of a medal of the emperor Adrian,who piqued himself upon his learning and eloquence,is an Herm-Athena” Mercury Mythology, Villa Farnese, Palazzo Farnese, Lazio Italy, Greek And Roman Mythology, Roman Mythology, Mythology Art, Ancient Greece, Royalty Free Images

“Herm-Athena, a statue representing Mercury and Minerva, (called by the Greeks Athene) in one figure.Pomponius Atticus having found one of these rare statues at Athens,writes to his friend Cicero,that he would send it him to adorn his library.It was natural to see Mercury and Minerva joined in the same statue,the one deity presiding over eloquence,the other over arts and sciences.On the reverse of a medal of the emperor Adrian,who piqued himself upon his learning and eloquence,is an…

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