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| He has sex with the cows, significant of the mother Goddess |
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| Unstable, bad past according to the Greeks (they were the Goddess and her consort) so the Greeks make sure they have completely different IDs and don't come in contact with anything about their past. |
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| So stable he can carry parts of his past ID. Stabilizes Olympians. Can pass through worlds like Dionysus. Messenger god. Shown in paintings and sculptures w/stone pillar (penis of Earth). Associates w/underworld goddesses. Handsome. Shown w/ribbon = crossing a divide. Takes spirits to underworld. Latin name = Mercury (merchant). Makes bad things like lying and stealing good. |
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| Hermes's caduceus (staff) |
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| Medicine symbol. Male and female snake copulating at top, indicates his female side. He's male but can bridge the male-female gap easily. Caduceus lets him pass through worlds easily. |
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| Hermes's hallucinogenic plant. Not real. |
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