Mercury
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Mercury is the Roman god of commerce, communication, and travel, often depicted as a swift messenger of the gods.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mercury canonical | 16 |
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman god
ⓘ
deity ⓘ |
| associatedDayOfWeek | Wednesday ⓘ |
| associatedPlanet |
Mercury
ⓘ
surface form:
Mercury (planet)
|
| associatedWith |
crossroads
ⓘ
cunning ⓘ eloquence ⓘ luck ⓘ markets ⓘ profit ⓘ roads ⓘ speed ⓘ |
| consort |
Aphrodite
ⓘ
surface form:
Aphrodite (in syncretic tradition)
Larunda ⓘ |
| culture | Roman mythology ⓘ |
| domain |
boundaries
ⓘ
commerce ⓘ communication ⓘ financial gain ⓘ merchants ⓘ messages ⓘ thieves ⓘ trade ⓘ travel ⓘ |
| equivalentInGreekMythology | Hermes ⓘ |
| festival | Mercuralia ⓘ |
| function |
interpreter of divine will
ⓘ
protector of commerce routes ⓘ psychopomp ⓘ |
| iconographicAttribute |
talaria
ⓘ
traveling cloak ⓘ winged petasos ⓘ youthful appearance ⓘ |
| offspring |
Hermaphroditus
ⓘ
surface form:
Hermaphroditus (in syncretic tradition)
Penates ⓘ
surface form:
Penates (in some traditions)
|
| parent |
Jupiter
ⓘ
Maia ⓘ |
| role |
guide of souls
ⓘ
messenger of the gods ⓘ patron of heralds ⓘ patron of merchants ⓘ patron of thieves ⓘ patron of travelers ⓘ |
| sacredAnimal |
goat
ⓘ
ram ⓘ rooster ⓘ |
| sacredNumber | four ⓘ |
| sacredPlant | strawberry-tree ⓘ |
| symbol |
caduceus of Hermes
ⓘ
surface form:
caduceus
purse ⓘ ram ⓘ rooster ⓘ winged hat ⓘ winged sandals ⓘ |
| worshipCenter |
Aventine Hill
ⓘ
surface form:
Aventine Hill, Rome
Cumae ⓘ |
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Temple of Mercury (Dougga)
subject surface form:
Primavera