Mercurius (or Mercury) is a major god in Roman religion and mythology, being one of the 12 Dii Consentes within the ancient Roman pantheon. He is the god of financial gain, commerce, eloquence, messages, communication (including divination), travelers, boundaries, luck, trickery and thieves.
The sculpture refers to the myth of Mercury, Argos and nymph Io, found in The Metamorphoses written by Ovid.
Jupiter falls in love with Io, a priestess of Hera, his wife, who quickly discovers the affair. Jupiter transforms himself into a bull and transforms Io into a beautiful, white heifer in order to hide from Hera's wrath. Hera understands his strategy and demands the heifer as a present. To end their affair, Hera puts Io under the guard of the giant Argos Panoptes, who has 100 eyes. Jupiter commands his son Mercurius to set Io free by lulling Argos to sleep with an enchanted flute. Mercurius, disguised as a shepherd, is invited by Argos to his camp. Mercurius charms him with lullabies and then cuts his head off.
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You can adjust the intensity of the shadows beneath the sculpture by selecting the face of the shadow and lowering the transparency to your liking.
Land impact is 1 for every size below the 1 m of height.
Number of triangles: 16520
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Fantastic realism and only 2 prims as a statue in the peristylium.