Definition of Hermis
Hermes, the Mercury of the Romans; in the Greek mythology the herald
of the gods and the god of eloquence and of all kinds of cunning and
dexterity in word and action; invented the lyre, the alphabet, numbers,
astronomy, music, the cultivation of the olive, &c.; was the son of Zeus
and Maia; wore on embassy a winged cap, winged sandals, and carried a
herald's wand as symbol of his office.
- Wikipedia
Her"mes (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. &?;.]
1. (Myth.) See Mercury.
&fist; Hermes Trismegistus [Gr. 'Ermh^s
trisme`gistos, lit., Hermes thrice greatest] was a late name of
Hermes, especially as identified with the Egyptian god Thoth. He was
the fabled inventor of astrology and alchemy.
2. (Archæology) Originally, a
boundary stone dedicated to Hermes as the god of boundaries, and
therefore bearing in some cases a head, or head and shoulders, placed
upon a quadrangular pillar whose height is that of the body belonging
to the head, sometimes having feet or other parts of the body
sculptured upon it. These figures, though often representing Hermes,
were used for other divinities, and even, in later times, for
portraits of human beings. Called also herma. See Terminal
statue, under Terminal.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (Greek mythology): the herald and messenger of the gods, and the god of roads, commerce, invention, cunning, and theft.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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