"Mercury, with his caduceus, summons the souls of the departed from Orcus, or the low world, as in the…
A column depicting the Egyptian god Osiris. Osiris is usually affiliated with the Afterlife, the underworld…
"Mercury was sent, accompanied by Spring, to demand Persephone of Pluto. The wily monarch consented,…
"As he sang these tender strains, the very ghosts shed tears. Tantalus, in spite of his thirst, stopped…