Architecture

Hermathena (composite of Hermes and Athena)

Hermathena or Hermathene (Ancient Greek: Ἑρμαθήνη) was a composite statue, or rather a herm, which may have been a terminal bust or a Janus-like bust, representing the Greek gods Hermes and Athena, or their Roman counterparts Mercury and Minerva.

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• ▸Cathedral of Saint Joseph (Burlington, Vermont)
• ▸Corruption in China
• ▸4th-century Roman domes

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