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In ancient Greek mythology, Maia, also spelled Maie, is one of the Pleiades and the mother of the messenger god Hermes by Zeus.
Hermes and Maia, detail from an Attic red-figure amphora (c. 500 BC)
Hermes and Maia, detail from an Attic red-figure amphora (c. 500 BC)
Mercury and Maia inside a silver cup dedicated by the freedman P. Aelius Eutychus (late 2nd century AD), from a Gallo-Roman religious site
Mercury and Maia inside a silver cup dedicated by the freedman P. Aelius Eutychus (late 2nd century AD), from a Gallo-Roman religious site
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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
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…Ancient Greek: Μαίη, lit. 'mother', 'nurse' or 'midwife'; pronounced or ), also spelled Maie, is one of the Pleiades and the mother of the messenger god Hermes by Zeus. Maia was identified with the Roman earth goddess Maia, the mother of Mercury…
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),
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
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, Herculaneum, Naples
Hermes's winged sandals are evident in this Getty Villa copy of a Roman bronze recovered from the Villa of the Papyri, Herculaneum, 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)
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)