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The Flying Mercury a 19th Century copy of the original by Giovanni Bologna at the Grade II* Listed Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, in Birmingham, West Midlands.
This statue is based on the famous original by Giovanni Bologna in Florence. The figure of Mercury stands as a symbol of the breeze which speeds him on his way.
In legend Mercury (the Greek Hermes) was the son of Zeus and Maria, the daughter of Atlas. He was clever from birth and on the first day of his life he invented the lyre and stole Apollo's closely guarded cattle. He was a messenger of the gods and is shown in herald equipped for flight with winged hat and heels. He carries the herald's staff, the caduceus. In the ancient world he was honoured as the god of merchants, travellers and orators and as a bringer of good fortune.
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The Flying Mercury a 19th Century copy of the original by Giovanni Bologna at the Grade II* Listed Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, in Birmingham, West Midlands.
This statue is based on the famous original by Giovanni Bologna in Florence. The figure of Mercury stands as a symbol of the breeze which speeds him on his way.
In legend Mercury (the Greek Hermes) was the son of Zeus and Maria, the daughter of Atlas. He was clever from birth and on the first day of his life he invented the lyre and stole Apollo's closely guarded cattle. He was a messenger of the gods and is shown in herald equipped for flight with winged hat and heels. He carries the herald's staff, the caduceus. In the ancient world he was honoured as the god of merchants, travellers and orators and as a bringer of good fortune.