Bearded Hermes

Bearded Hermes

Hermes (Greek ʽἙρμῆς) was the son of Zeus and Maia. Herald of Zeus. He is the most cunning of the gods, the fastest of the gods. It also carries a magical wand. According to the legend, Hermes, who has superior qualities, gets up when he is a day, comes out of his cradle, plays a lyre made from turtle shell and has fun with the sounds coming out of it. One day while wandering in the countryside, he steals the cows under the protection of God Apollo. When he learned about Apollo, he became very angry; He takes Hermes by the arm to Zeus to be punished. However, the sounds of Hermes' lyre fascinate Zeus and Apollo. Instead of punishing him, Zeus gave Hermes a pair of shoes with a winged hood and made him heralded by the gods. Hermes the messenger takes the souls of the dead to the underworld; guides the shepherds and the passengers who are surprised. It is also the fact that the old King took Priamos to Achilles' shelter to take the death of Hektor. It is seen that Hermes also played an important role in the odyssey of the province. Zeus turns her into a cow to save her lover water fairy Io from her jealous wife Hera. Hera wants and receives the cow as a gift. He suspects that her husband is cheating on him, and he puts 100-eyed monster Argos as a guard. Argos sees everything, even with a few eyes open while he's sleeping. Therefore it is very dangerous to approach him. Zeus assigns Hermes to save Io. Hermes sat next to the monster and took the lyre in his hand and began to steal sweetly. With this pleasant music, all of Argos' eyes close slowly, gradually falling into a deep sleep. Hermes also cuts the head of a sleeping monster. Liri invented kavalı, notes, astronomy, units of measure and sport.

Height: 51 cm

The Original is in the Izmir Museum.