hermas

Dictionary entries

• herma, hermae:

  Feminine · Noun · 1st declension

  Frequency:

  Uncommon

  Dictionary:

  Stelten (Ecclesiastical Latin)

  Age:

  Later

  Field:

  Religion

  = metallic bust serving as reliquary; (head of Hermes on quadrangular pillar);

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• Hermes, Hermae:

  Masculine · Noun

  Frequency:

  Common

  Dictionary:

  Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)

  Field:

  Mythology

  Geography:

  Italy/Rome

  = Hermes; (Greek god Hermes = Roman Mercury); herm (pillar with bust of Hermes);

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