#OTD, 15 May, it's the #Mercuralia, a Roman festival in honour of Mercurius in his function as the god of commerce. Merchants would sprinkle their heads, their ships and merchandise, and their businesses with water taken from the well at Porta Capena in Rome. The water was said to bring good fortune for trade. King Numa met at the same spring with his goddess girlfriend who gave him all his great ideas for early Rome, isn't that right, @phistorians?
It's the #Mercuralia today, so this #PhallusThursday we admire #Mercurius and his Four Cock Hat!
It's the Day of Hermes aka Mercurius Day aka #Wednesday! 🐏
#OTD, 15 May, it's the #Mercuralia, a Roman festival in honour of Mercurius in his function as god of commerce. This year it coincides with the birthday of Apollon. #Hermes and #Apollon are half-brothers and love each other dearly:
"And Hermes loved the son of Leto continually, even as he does now."
Homeric Hymn 4 to Hermes
🏛 Red-Figure Volute Krater dated 415–400 BCE
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It's the Day of Ares / Mars' Day / #Tuesday!
Yesterday was the #Mercuralia, so have #Ares and #Hermes or #Mars and #Mercurius fighting side by side in this relief.
🏛️ Dated 300-200 BCE, limestone relief from Tarentum, Italy, today in the Cleveland Museum of Art
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#OTD is the #Mercuralia, a Roman festival commemorating the founding of a Temple of Mercurius in Rome "facing the Circus", as #Ovid tells us in his Fasti.
All those who make a living trading their wares offer incense to Mercurius and pray to him to swell their profits.
Happy #Mercuralia! May all your business efforts be fruitful 💙
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Antinous the Gay God
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