herm

H0163500 (hûrm) also her·ma (hûr′mə)n. pl. herms also her·mae (-mī) A rectangular, often tapering stone post bearing a carved head or bust, usually of Hermes, used as a boundary marker in ancient Greece and for decorative purposes in later periods.

[Latin hermēs, herma, from Greek hermēs, from Hermēs, Hermes.]

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n, pl herms, hermae (ˈhɜːmiː) or hermai (ˈhɜːmaɪ) (Classical Myth & Legend) (in ancient Greece) a stone head of Hermes surmounting a square stone pillar[C16: from Latin herma, from Greek hermēs Hermes¹]

herm

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n. a monument consisting of a four-sided shaft tapering inward from top to bottom and bearing a head or bust. [1570–80; < Latin hermēs < Greek hermês statue of Hermes]

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herm - a statue consisting of a squared stone pillar with a carved head (usually a bearded Hermes) on top; used in ancient Greece as a boundary marker or signpoststatue - a sculpture representing a human or animal

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herm

(hûrm), in 6th-century Greek art, vertical pillar surmounted by a bearded human head and often having a phallus below. These structures were considered sacred to Hermes. They were placed on street corners in Athens and used outside the city as milestones. By the end of the Hellenistic era the form was employed for portraiture.

Herm

A rectangular post, usually of stone, tapering downward, surmounted by a bust of Hermes or other divinity or by a human head.

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a tetrahedral pillar originally topped by the sculptured head of the god Hermes (hence the name) and later of other gods; from the fifth century B.C. with portraits of statesmen, philosophers, and other important men. Herms served as landmarks and road signs. In the 16th century they became a popular type of decorative and park sculpture.

REFERENCE

Lullies, R. Die Typen der griechischen Herme. Königsberg, 1931.

herm

herm A rectangular post, usually of stone and tapering downward, surmounted by a bust of Hermes or other divinity, or by a human head.

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noun a statue consisting of a squared stone pillar with a carved head (usually a bearded Hermes) on top

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