Lycaon (king of Arcadia)
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In Greek mythology, Lycaon was a king of Arcadia who, in the most popular version of the myth, killed and cooked his son Nyctimus and served him to Zeus, to see whether the god was sufficiently all-kn
Zeus turning Lycaon into a wolf; engraving by Hendrik Goltzius.
Pygmalion
Apollo and Daphne
Io changed into a cow, Mercury cuts of Argus's head
Hermes
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Hermes is an Olympian deity in ancient Greek religion and mythology considered the herald of the gods. He is also widely considered the protector of human heralds, travelers, thieves, merchants, and o
Hermes Ingenui (Vatican Museums), Roman copy of the second century BC after a Greek original of the 5th century BC. Hermes has a kerykeion (caduceus), kithara, petasos (round hat) and a traveler's cloak.
Archaic bearded Hermes from a herm, early 5th century BC
Hermes's winged sandals are evident in this Getty Villa copy of a Roman bronze recovered from the Villa of the Papyri, Naples
Statue of Hermes wearing the petasos and a voyager's cloak, and carrying the caduceus and a purse; Roman copy after a Greek original (Vatican Museums)