Hermes with Ram Bull and scroll with quill pen

and scroll with quill pen for poetry and history

who is thought to be connected to Cybele

Hydroxycitronella

The Greeks venerated her as Gaia

enigmatic and beguiling scent

Hermes with Ram Bull and scroll with quill penThrice Great Hermes! Stones called hermes protected all Greco Roman crossroads. The sign of the cross originally invoked the four sacred directions of Hermes. He was considered the Master Philosopher in Arab, Greek and medieval cultures. He is shown wearing an Etruscan peasant hat, carrying a ram, holding a caduceus and wearing winged sandals. His wise face implies hermetic knowledge. [Boston Museum, c. 400 BCE.] 8" gypsumstone statue, walnut shell