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What color are the classic boxes used by Hermès?

Answer

Orange

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What is the name of the Hermès handbag named after singer Jane Birkin?

Answer

Birkin bag

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In which year did Hermès introduce its first silk scarf?

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1937

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Which actress gave her name to Hermès’s Kelly bag?

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Grace Kelly

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In what year did Thierry Hermès establish the Paris harness workshop that became Hermès?

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1837

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Which ancient Greek poet is traditionally credited with the Homeric Hymn to Hermes?

Answer

Homer

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In Homer’s Iliad, which Trojan king did Hermes guide safely to Achilles’ camp?

Answer

Priam

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In Greek mythology, what plant did Hermes give Odysseus to protect him from Circe’s magic?

Answer

Moly

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In Greek mythology, which day of the month was sacred to Hermes?

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The fourth day

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In Greco-Egyptian religious tradition, what title is used for the syncretic figure combining Hermes and Thoth?

Answer

Hermes Trismegistus

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In ancient Greek religion, what stone marker was commonly called a herma and associated with Hermes?

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Herma

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In Greek mythology, what was the name of the shepherd who witnessed Hermes’ theft of Apollo’s cattle?

Answer

Battus

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