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# Mercury in a Chariot Drawn by Cockerels as Patron of Wrestlers in a Manuscript Miniature
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/merkurii-v-kolesnitse-zapriazhennoi-petukhami/
- Published: 2025-04-04T09:38:06.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-02T18:41:31.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: NB!, Art, Observations

Mercury in a chariot drawn by cocks. The cock appears here not only as a companion of solar deities but also as a symbol of combat, through its association with the cockfights so popular in the ancient world. Mercury, among other things, was the patron of wrestling and wrestlers.

![](https://theparnassian.com/content/images/2026/09/photo_15892@04-04-2025_12-38-06.jpg)