Hermes – silver button from the series “Gods of Olympus”

Hermes – Greek god of trade, merchants, travelers and thieves. He is known as the “quick-footed” messenger of the gods and the god of “persuasive speech”, because as the god of trade, he could charm anyone.

His attributes are the wings that decorated his hat and sandals. Hermes was credited with inventing gymnastic exercises, writing and numbers. Hermes was a prankster. As such, the god was characterized by clever and cunning. These traits were revealed in Hermes immediately after birth. As an infant, when his mother was not paying attention, he ran away from the cradle and went to Pieria. The Homeric hymn to Hermes tells that as an infant he stole a herd of cows from Apollo, cleverly hiding the tracks.

In the crown on his forehead he has a citrine (fi 1.5 mm, 0.02 ct), which is considered a stone of joy and optimism.

Button shape – coin

Weight: 4 g

Diameter – 1.8 cm

925 silver, gold plated

Gods of Olympus

In Greek mythology, the gods who ruled the world and human life lived on top of Mount Olympus. There were 12 of them: Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Hermes, Hephaestus, Athena, Ares, Artemis, Apollo, Aphrodite, Demeter, Hades. They were the inspiration for creating 12 buttons decorated with appropriate stones corresponding with a certain god.