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Relief carving of the god Mercury<br> Italy picture - with his flying sandals & caduceus staff. A Thief, Inventor, and Messenger God. The staff was golden and a gift from Apollo on which two snakes were entwined. Mercury is often an effective liaison between the Olympians and the earth-bound deities in The Odyssey.
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with his flying sandals & caduceus staff. A Thief, Inventor, and Messenger God. The staff was golden and a gift from Apollo on which two snakes were entwined. Mercury is often an effective liaison between the Olympians and the earth-bound deities in The Odyssey.
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