Hermes Criophorus (Athens)

Hermes Criophorus (Ancient Greek: Ἑρμῆς Κριοφόρος, romanized: Hermês Kriophóros, lit.

It was discovered in Troezenia in southern Greece in late nineteenth century, and it is now part of the collection of the National Archaeological Museum in Athens.

[1][2] It was discovered in the town of Troezen, in the Argolid peninsula (eastern Peloponnese) in 1890,[2] during excavations of the French School carried out under Ernest Legrand.

On his head, which is turned to the right, he wears a petasos (a type of hat) and holds a ram by the horns with his right hand.

[3] It is thus distinguished from other sculptures of the ram-bearing type, as Hermes drags the animal instead of carrying it tenderly over his shoulders.