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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 3172893, member: 57495&quot;]And just in case anyone is wondering what actually is up with all that busy-ness, here&#039;s a paragraph from Wiki:</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;<i>From the beginning, Mercury had essentially the same aspects as Hermes, wearing winged shoes (talaria) and a <b>winged hat</b> (petasos), and carrying the <b>caduceus</b>, a herald&#039;s staff with two entwined snakes that was Apollo&#039;s gift to Hermes. He was often accompanied by a <b>cockerel</b>, herald of the new day, a <b>ram </b>or goat, symbolizing fertility, and a <b>tortoise</b>, referring to Mercury&#039;s legendary invention of the lyre from a tortoise shell.</i>&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>That covers everything except the <b>purse</b>, or <i>marsupium</i>, which I believe symbolises Mercury&#039;s function as god of commerce, patron of shopkeepers and merchants.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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