: a statue in the form of a square stone pillar surmounted by a bust or head especially of Hermes
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This female image of fruitfulness is matched across the painting’s 10-foot expanse by a menacing herm of Pan — the god of the fields, symbol of fertility and, according to Plutarch, the only Greek deity who dies — peering out from the bushes.
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Los Angeles Times,
6 Dec. 2021
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Los Angeles Times,
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“Herm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/herm. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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