Early California butterfly enthusiast John A. Comstock was enchanted by the Hermes copper butterfly, describing it in 1927 as “a fascinating little sprite.” But even as far back as the '20s, it was ...

The caduceus is the “Born in the U.S.A.” of Greek iconography: Everyone seems to think it stands for something it doesn’t. This ancient symbol, also called the Staff of Hermes, depicts two ...