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The hermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanni) is a species of tortoise native to Europe. Etymology. The specific epithet, hermanni, honors French naturalist Johann ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 5 February 2025. Ancient Greek deity and herald of the gods For other uses, see Hermes (disambiguation). Hermes God of boundaries, roads, travelers, merchants, thieves, athletes, shepherds, commerce, speed, cunning, language, oratory, wit, and messages Member of the Twelve Olympians Hermes Ingenui ...
Apollo in return gave Hermes the caduceus as a gesture of friendship. [12] The association with the serpent thus connects Hermes to Apollo, as later the serpent was associated with Asclepius, the "son of Apollo". [13] The association of Apollo with the serpent is a continuation of the older Indo-European dragon-slayer motif.
There it is a mountain nymph called Chelone (Χελώνη, the Greek for tortoise) who did not deign to be present at the wedding of Zeus. The divine messenger Hermes was then sent to throw her and her house into the river, where she was changed into the animal now bearing her name. [8]
The noun χελώνη is the ancient Greek word for both the land tortoise and the sea turtle. [1] Traditionally the word is considered to derive from an Indo-European root *gʰel(H)-ewH-denoting turtles and tortoises, however it has also been suggested that it must be a loanword from a non-Indo-European language, a theory that Beekes supports.
Thierry Hermès, founder of Hermès. Thierry Hermès was born in Krefeld, Germany, to a French father and a German mother.The family moved to France in 1828. [3] In 1837, Hermès first established a harness workshop in the Grands Boulevards quarter of Paris, dedicated to serving European noblemen.
Pages in category "Individual tortoises" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Adwaita; D.
Thierry Hermès was born in 1801 in the city of Krefeld in modern-day Germany, which was at the time part of the Roer department of the French First Republic as a result of the Revolutionary Wars; he was thus born a French citizen. [2]