It's the Day of Hermes aka Mercurius Day aka #Wednesday! 🐏
This cup of #Hermes and a dog was made as a pair, the other depiting Apollon. The delicately painted seated #Hermes adorns the center of the cup, feeding or playfully teasing the hound reclining at his side.
Hermes and Mercurius are completely different deities in Antiquity. The greek Hermes is an ambassador of the gods with wings on his ankles and a healer with the Aesculapian Staff in his hand.
The roman Mercurius is a trader with a purse in his hand.
The identification of the two results of Roman light fiction literature.
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