The Hermes Logios type is a type of statue of the Greek god Hermes, showing him in the form of Hermes Logios. [1] [2] It was first raised for the Athenian dead of the Battle of Coronea (447 BC).[ citation needed ] Examples include:
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 orators. He is able to move quickly and freely between the worlds of the mortal and the divine aided by his winged sandals. Hermes plays the role of the psychopomp or "soul guide"—a conductor of souls into the afterlife.
Hermes Trismegistus is a legendary Hellenistic period figure that originated as a syncretic combination of the Greek god Hermes and the Egyptian god Thoth. He is the purported author of the Hermetica, a widely diverse series of ancient and medieval pseudepigraphica that laid the basis of various philosophical systems known as Hermeticism.
Praxiteles of Athens, the son of Cephisodotus the Elder, was the most renowned of the Attic sculptors of the 4th century BC. He was the first to sculpt the nude female form in a life-size statue. While no indubitably attributable sculpture by Praxiteles is extant, numerous copies of his works have survived; several authors, including Pliny the Elder, wrote of his works; and coins engraved with silhouettes of his various famous statuary types from the period still exist.
In Greek mythology, Hermaphroditus was a child of Aphrodite and Hermes. According to Ovid, he was born a remarkably beautiful boy whom the naiad Salmacis attempted to rape and prayed to be united with forever. A god, in answer to her prayer, merged their two forms into one and transformed him into a hermaphrodite, he being considered the origin of the name. His name is compounded of his parents' names, Hermes and Aphrodite. He was one of the Erotes.
The Thriae were nymphs, three virginal sisters, one of a number of such triads in Greek mythology. They were named Melaina, Kleodora, and Daphnis ("Laurel") or Corycia.
In Greek mythology, deities referred to as chthonic or chthonian were gods or spirits who inhabited the underworld or existed in or under the earth, and were typically associated with death or fertility. The terms "chthonic" and "chthonian" are derived from the Ancient Greek word χθών meaning 'earth' or 'soil'. The Greek adjective χθόνιος means 'in, under, or beneath the earth', which can be differentiated from γῆ, which speaks to the living surface of land on the earth. In Greek, χθόνιος is a descriptive word for things relating to the underworld, which was in antiquity sometimes applied as an epithet to deities such Hermes, Demeter, and Zeus.
The Talaria of Mercury or The Winged Sandals of Hermes are winged sandals, a symbol of the Greek messenger god Hermes. They were said to be made by the god Hephaestus of imperishable gold and they flew the god as swift as any bird.
In Greek history, a krifó scholió was a supposed underground school for teaching the Greek language and Christian doctrine, provided by the Greek Orthodox Church under Ottoman rule in Greece between the 15th and 19th centuries. There are many hidden schools within Greek Orthodox churches in Greece, Anatolia, and Cyprus. Many of these schools had trap doors, hidden passage ways, and were mainly held in the attic, or behind false rooms. The schools would start usually at dusk, when the sun was setting. Many villages with ancient Churches still contain hidden rooms, where classes would start. Upon many hidden schools, one well known in Cyprus is Archangel Michael Plantanisa Village. Another in Chandria village in Cyprus in Arch Angel Michael church. Also, many of the villages in Troodos mountains, in hundreds mostly contain hidden rooms where Greek Language, Arts, Greek Mythology, Christian Theology, History, Philosophy, and many other subjects were taught. Ottoman rule was very harsh for non-Turkish populations. If they were unable to afford to pay the Jizza Tax their families would be forced into joining the Turkish Janisarian armies, or forced to convert to Islam. Many Greek Orthodox families also practiced naming their children with separate last names, or names of identification to avoid alerting Ottoman officials from knowing how many children belong to the family. Many children of Greek descent would be taken at age 5 to be Turkified and to join the Janisarian armies. This is why it was important for Greek families to keep up, risking their lives, to educate their children. Other historians accept that secret schools only existed during periods of intense Islamization, while other see it as a possible "myth" and others believe that the Krifo Scholio was a reality. Professor of philology Alkes Angelou (1917–2001), in one of his last publications on the subject, finds that the krifó scholió persisted as a national myth. Other Greek scholars criticize Angelou's work as politically motivated and biased.
Arachnura, also known as drag-tailed spider, scorpion-tailed spider and scorpion spider, is a genus of orb-weaver spiders that was first described by A. Vinson in 1863. They are distributed across Australasia, Southern and Eastern Asia with one species from Africa. Females can grow up to 1 to 3 centimetres long, while males reach only 2 millimetres (0.079 in) long. The name is a combination of the Ancient Greek "arachne-" (ἀράχνη) and "uro" (οὐρά), meaning "tail". The tails are only present on females, but unlike the common names suggests, these spiders aren't related to scorpions. They curl up their tails when disturbed, but they are completely harmless. Bites are rare, and result in minor symptoms such as local pain and swelling. They stay at the middle of their web day and night, and their bodies mimic plant litter, such as fallen flowers, twigs, or dead leaves.
Marcellus as Hermes Logios is a sculpture of Marcellus the Younger as Hermes Logios, the god of eloquence. It was executed in marble circa 20 BC, and was signed by Cleomenes the Athenian.
Monodendri is a village in the Ioannina regional unit in Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of Central Zagori in the Zagori region, and is located 41 kilometres (25 mi) north of the city of Ioannina.
Alexandros Vasileiou was a Greek merchant and scholar, one of the representatives of the modern Greek Enlightenment.
Michael Vasileiou was a Greek 19th-century merchant and financier, born in Gjirokastër, Ottoman Empire as the brother of Alexandros Vasileiou, merchant, scholar and student of Adamantios Korais, a major figure of the Greek Enlightenment movement.
Hermes o Logios, also known as Logios Ermis was a Greek periodical printed in Vienna, Austria, from 1811 to 1821. It is regarded as the most significant and longest running periodical of the period prior to the outbreak of the Greek War of Independence, containing contributions by key scholars and intellectuals. Hermes o Logios aimed at creating intellectual contacts between the Greek communities of the Ottoman Empire and the Diaspora in Western Europe, as well as the preparing national awakening of the Greek people.
Apostol Arsache or Apostolos Arsakis was a Greek-Romanian politician and philanthropist. He was one of the major benefactors of 19th-century Greece, while at the same time he became a leading political figure in Romania.
Daniel Philippidis was a Greek scholar, figure of the modern Greek Enlightenment and member of the patriotic organization Filiki Etaireia. He was one of the most active scholars of the Greek diaspora in the Danubian Principalities and Western Europe. Philippidis mainly wrote geographical and historical works as well as translated important handbooks of science and philosophy.
Theoklitos Farmakidis was a Greek scholar and journalist. He was a notable figure of the Modern Greek Enlightenment.
Georgios Kleovoulos was a Greek scholar and educator of the early 19th century. He was born in Philippopolis, in the Ottoman Empire. He was a supporter of the mutual-teaching schools and one of the people who brought this teaching method to Greece. He taught in Iași, Odessa, Syros and Poros and died on the 28 July 1828 in Syros of pneumonia.
Stefanos Kanellos was a Greek scholar, revolutionary and member of the Filiki Eteria of the early 19th century.
Theodoros Manousis was a Greek historian, judge, benefactor, archaeologist and the first professor of history of the University of Athens.