Hermes and the Infant Dionysus, also known as the Hermes of Praxiteles or the Hermes of Olympia, dates to the fourth century BC. This ancient Greek sculpture of Hermes and the infant Dionysus was discovered in 1877 in the ruins of the Temple of Hera, Olympia, in Greece. It is displayed at the Archaeological Museum of Olympia. Herm (plural: Hermes), in Greek religion, refers to a sacred object of stone connected with the cult of Hermes, the fertility god. These were usually surmounted by the bearded head of Hermes (hence the name) or other figure.

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