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| A Herma is a sculpture with a head, and perhaps a torso, above a plain, usually squared lower section, on which male genitals may also be carved at the appropriate height. The form originated in Ancient Greece, and was adopted by the Romans | ||
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| Herma of Demosthenes on the market place of Athens, work by Polyeuktos, ca. 280 BC | ||
| In ancient Greece the statues had an apotropaic function and were placed at crossings, country borders and boundaries as protection. | ||
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| Archaic Greek herm, presumably of Hermes, unusual in that the penis has survived. | ||
| Before his role as protector of merchants and travelers, Hermes was a phallic god, associated with fertility, luck, roads and borders. His name comes from the word herma (plural hermai) referring to a square or rectangular pillar of stone, terracotta, or bronze; a bust of Hermes' head, usually with a beard. | ||
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| Touching the Herm was believed to give people, especially travelers, good luck. | ||
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| Herma is a torso, lacking of arms and legs, some also lacking of the head but not without the penis. | ||
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