Hermes
A head or bust on a square base, often double-facedA head or bust on a square base, often double-faced.
» Hermes gave humans modesty and justice.
Гермес даровал людям скромность и справедливость. — odexed
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1 sensesA head or bust on a square base, often double-faced.
- (Greek mythology) messenger and herald of the gods; god of commerce and cunning and invention and theft; identified with Roman Mercury
Examples
4 sentencesHermes gave humans modesty and justice.
ruГермес даровал людям скромность и справедливость. — odexed
I've never given anyone a Hermes scarf.
Hermaphroditus is the son of Hermes and Aphrodite.
deHermaphroditus ist der Sohn des Hermes und der Aphrodite. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
In Greek mythology, Hermes, the son of Zeus, is the messenger of the gods.
Origin
From the Ancient Greek Ἑρμῆς (Hermês), itself of disputed meaning and origin, possibly ofFrom the Ancient Greek Ἑρμῆς (Hermês), itself of disputed meaning and origin, possibly of non-Indo-European substrate origin or from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to bind, put together”).
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Forms
plural: HermaeLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular