Tag: Wiesbaden

The winged helmet

The helmet gives it away, this here is either Hermes or Mercurius, the Greek or Roman god of merchants and thieves who was often employed by the other gods as messenger because of his speed as symbolized by the wings. He stands high up on the walls of Castle Biebrich in Wiesbaden and I wonder why they chose to depict him so … mature rather than the young spritely god.

More the merchant, possibly the thief, but not the fast messenger after whom the fastest of all planets and thus quicksilver was named.

FOWC with Fandango: Helmet

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A Wedge.

In the middle of Wiesbaden in Germany, on an open space surrounded by trees, there is a wedge. No explanation that I could find. Just a wedge. Art, no doubt. — I used the internet and found out that there are similar sculptures to be found in Wiesbaden. One of them by Rolf Nolden, simply named “Keil” ( = wedge) but I could not ascertain that this is the wedge I photographed.

Ragtag Daily Prompt: Wedge

Upstanding Specimen

Classical columns in Wiesbaden, Hesse, near the Friedrich-Ebert-Allee. Nature vs. construction – in Baden-Württemberg. Freestanding vs. supportive – in Hesse and Bavaria. Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Columns or Vertical Lines