{"product_id":"hermes-mercury-statue","title":"Hermes Mercury Statue, Winged God in Flight","description":"\u003ch2\u003eHermes Mercury Statue: The Messenger God in Flight\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cstrong\u003eHermes Mercury statue\u003c\/strong\u003e shows the messenger god caught mid flight. He wears winged sandals and an eagle crested helmet, carries Pan's pipes in one hand and a trumpet in the other, and rests his feet on clouds as his cloak lifts in the wind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeasures 9 in H x 7.5 in D x 3 in W. Weighs 2 lbs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: Resin with a bronze finish.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduct Number: 8191.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHermes and Mercury: One God, Two Names\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHermes was the Greek god of travel\u003c\/strong\u003e, trade, and communication, and the messenger of the Olympian gods. The \u003cstrong\u003eRomans\u003c\/strong\u003e adopted him as \u003cstrong\u003eMercury\u003c\/strong\u003e and kept the same attributes: \u003cstrong\u003ewinged sandals, a winged helmet or petasos, and speed\u003c\/strong\u003e. Statues of this god go back to Archaic Greece, around the 6th century BCE, and continued through the Roman period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Long Sculptural Tradition of the Flying Messenger\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis design belongs to a tradition of showing Mercury airborne, balanced on one foot as if just launched into the sky. The best known example is \u003cstrong\u003eGiambologna's bronze \u003cem\u003eFlying Mercury\u003c\/em\u003e, cast around 1580\u003c\/strong\u003e and held today at the Bargello Museum in Florence. Our supplier does not identify this desk statue as a reproduction of that specific work, so we present Giambologna's bronze here as context for the pose and attributes, not as a claim that this piece copies it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eReading the Attributes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach object \u003cstrong\u003eHermes\u003c\/strong\u003e carries has a meaning. The winged sandals, called talaria, gave him speed across land, sea, and the underworld. Pan's pipes connect him to the god Pan and to pastoral music. The trumpet signals his role as herald. Together they mark him as the god who moves fastest between worlds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSee more from our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.museumize.com\/collections\/culture-greek-roman\" target=\"_self\"\u003eGreek and Roman Collection\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePair with the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.museumize.com\/products\/winged-victory-of-samothrace-statue\" target=\"_self\" title=\"\"\u003eWinged Nike of Samothrace statue\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho This Hermes Mercury Statue Suits\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis winged Mercury desk statue suits anyone who likes Greek and Roman mythology, classical sculpture, or dynamic figures in motion. It displays well on a desk, office shelf, or study, and works as a thoughtful gift for a classics student, a traveler, or a collector of Greek and Roman replicas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFor More Reading from the Web, We Suggest\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flying_Mercury_(Giambologna)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eFlying Mercury, Giambologna, Wikipedia\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.theoi.com\/Olympios\/Hermes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eHermes, Theoi Greek Mythology\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Pacific Trading","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":43038965891185,"sku":"8191","price":74.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0615\/0537\/files\/8191-hermes-museum-taking-flight-statue-3-1080sqr.jpg?v=1777667653","url":"https:\/\/www.museumize.com\/products\/hermes-mercury-statue","provider":"Museumize.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}