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Zeus’ four most important sons DionysosAresHermesApollo. In early depictions, Hermes was already the god of shepherds (here depicted holding a sheep) but he was also (in contrast to his presentation in the Homeric Hymn to Hermes ) bearded, a grown man, and not a baby. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Zeus’ four most important sonsDionysos Ares Hermes Apollo
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In early depictions, Hermes was already the god of shepherds (here depicted holding a sheep) but he was also (in contrast to his presentation in the Homeric Hymn to Hermes) bearded, a grown man, and not a baby.
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As god of boundaries, Hermes was featured as a “herm”: a pillar topped with his bearded head and equipped with an apotropaic, erect phallus.
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Even as “psychopompos” (he who leads souls to the underworld), Hermes is depicted as bearded
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As “Argeiphontes” (slayer of Argos), Hermes is again shown bearded.
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Hermes is the messenger god