- A
herma (Ancient Gr****: ἑρμῆς,
plural ἑρμαῖ
hermai),
commonly herm in English, is a
sculpture with a head and
perhaps a
torso above a plain,
usually squared...
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dressed as a traveler, herald, or shepherd. This
image remained common on the
Hermai,
which served as
boundary markers,
roadside markers, and
grave markers,...
- In Gr**** antiquity,
Hermione (/
hɜːrˈmaɪ.əni/; ‹See Tfd›Gr****: Ἑρμιόνη [hermi.ónɛː]) was the
daughter of Menelaus, king of Sparta, and his wife,
Helen of...
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while in Sicily. One
night during preparations for the expedition, the
hermai,
heads of the god
Hermes on a
plinth with a phallus, were
mutilated throughout...
- sail. The
night before they were to leave,
someone destro**** many of the
hermai—the
stone markers representing Hermes,
placed around the city for good luck...
- 12 May 1872
Designations MPC designation (121)
Hermione Pronunciation /
hɜːrˈmaɪ.əniː/
Named after Hermione (Gr**** mythology)
Alternative designations A872...
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fragmentary list of
slaves confiscated from the
property of the
mutilators of the
Hermai mentions 32
slaves whose origins have been ascertained: 13 came from Thrace...
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Athens immense resources. In the
final preparations for departure, the
hermai (religious statues) of
Athens were
mutilated by
unknown persons, and Alcibiades...
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companions Orthanês and
Konisalos were ****ociated with
Dionysos or with the
Hermai (phallic
statues of Hermes).
Although nowhere stated, his
father was likely...
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architect Ernst Ziller in 1869–70. Some
marbles of the
stadium and four
Hermai were found. The
Zappas Olympics, an
early attempt to
revive the ancient...
