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Mercury, Roman God
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Title: Mercury, Roman God
Caption: Mercury in his chariot, riding across the heavens. Mercury was a messenger who wore winged sandals and a god of trade, thieves, and travel, the son of Maia Maiestas and Jupiter in Roman mythology. His characteristics and mythology were borrowed from the analogous Greek god, Hermes. Mercury has influenced the name of many things in a variety of scientific fields, such as the planet Mercury, and the element mercury. The word mercurial is commonly used to refer to something or someone erratic, volatile or unstable, derived from Mercury's swift flights from place to place. He is often depicted holding the Caduceus in his left hand. Engraving by Jan Sadeler after Martin de Vos.
Category: ILLUSTRATION • Historical & Fine Arts • black & white • Culture: Mythology
Credit: Album / Science Source / Wellcome Images
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Image size: 3900 × 3540 px | 39.5 MB
Print size: 33.0 × 30.0 cm | 1535.4 × 1393.7 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: ANCIENT CIVILIZATION • ANCIENT CULTURE • ANCIENT • ANTIQUITY • ART • ARTWORK • BLACK & WHITE • BW • CADUCEUS • CELEBRITIES • CELEBRITY • CHARIOT • CLASSICAL • COCKERELS • CULTURE: MYTHOLOGY • DRAWING • ENGRAVING • FAMOUS PEOPLE • FAMOUS • GOD OF THIEVES • GOD OF TRADE • GOD OF TRAVEL • GRECO-ROMAN MYTH • GRECO-ROMAN MYTHOLOGY • GREEK COUNTERPART • GREEK GOD • GREEK MYTH • GREEK MYTHOLOGY • GREEK • GREEK-ROMAN MYTHOLOGY • HERMES • HISTORIC • HISTORICAL & FINE ARTS • HISTORICAL • HISTORY • ILLUSTRATION • ILLUSTRATIONS • ILUSTRATION • IMPORTANT • LEGEND • LEGENDARY • MERCURY • MESSENGER GOD • MYTH • MYTH: ROMAN • MYTHIC • MYTHICAL • MYTHOLOGICAL • MYTHOLOGY • NOTABLE • RELIGION • RELIGIOUS • ROMAN GOD • ROMAN MYTH • ROMAN MYTHOLOGY • ROMAN PANTHEON • ROMAN RELIGION • ROMAN • TRANSPORTATION • TWO-WHEELED CHARIOT • WELL-KNOWN • WHEELED CHARIOT • WINGED SANDALS
