In the copy the god is shown without Hermes's petasus and his attribute had to be changed to conform with Pliny's description of the statue by Euphranor. |
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Hermes, with the petasus on his head, in a threatening attitude and with clenched fists, seems animated by a violent passion of anger or concupiscence. |
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Petasos, also spelled Petasus, wide-brimmed hat with a conical crown worn in ancient Greece. |
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The Irishman will always have a soft spot for the Sussex track, since he rode his first winner in Britain there on Petasus at the first meeting of the season. |
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