The Probert Encyclopaedia of Greek & Roman Mythology

HERMES

Hermes was the Greek god of oratory. He was a son of Zeus and Maia. In ancient Greece, statues of Hermes were set up by inhabitants at the doors of their houses, and sometimes also in the peristyle. They also set statues to mark land boundaries, at road junctions, street corners and other prominent places.
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