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title: Hermes of Praxiteles
author: James Lloyd
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license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Hermes of Praxiteles

_Authored by James Lloyd_

## Image File

[![Hermes of Praxiteles](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/918.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/918.jpg)

## Image Caption

This statue was uncovered during excavations in 1877 at the [Temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) of [Hera](https://www.worldhistory.org/Hera/) at [Olympia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Olympia/). The statue captures the myth where [Hermes](https://www.worldhistory.org/Hermes/) takes the baby [Dionysos](https://www.worldhistory.org/Dionysos/) to the Nymphs, where on his way he rests upon a tree trunk, having thrown his cloak over it. It is suggested that the right hand may have held some grapes, associated with the [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) of wine, Dionysos. The marble is highly polished, giving a godly glow, and the glance of the god avoids the eyes of onlookers, distancing the world of the gods from that of the mortals. The statue is of Parian Marble and stands 2.13m high, the calves and the left foot are reconstructed from plaster

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## Cite This Work

### APA
Lloyd, J. (2012, October 09). Hermes of Praxiteles. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/918/hermes-of-praxiteles/>
### Chicago
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### MLA
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## License & Copyright

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