Hermes Logios type

The Hermes Logios type is a type of statue of the Greek god Hermes, showing him in the form of Hermes Logios (Greek: Λόγιος, speaker).

It was first raised for the Athenian dead of the Battle of Coronea (447 BC). Examples possibly include:

• Hermes Ludovisi and its variation:
• Marcellus as Hermes Logios at the Louvre

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