The Krewe of Hermes shares classical visions (photo gallery)

The Krewe of Hermes “Paradise Lost” float — from the 2013 parade based on Baroque theatre — rolls on Napoleon Avenue on Friday, Feb. 24, 2017. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)

The Krewe of Hermes rolls on Napoleon Avenue on Friday, Feb. 24, 2017. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)

The King of Hermes leads his krewe up Napoleon Avenue on Friday, Feb. 24, 2017. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)

The Krewe of Hermes rolls on Napoleon Avenue on Friday, Feb. 24, 2017. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)

The “Maia, mother of Hermes” float rolls on Napoleon Avenue on Friday, Feb. 24, 2017. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)

The Krewe of Hermes rolls on Napoleon Avenue on Friday, Feb. 24, 2017. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)

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The “Abode of Hermes” float rolls on Napoleon Avenue on Friday, Feb. 24, 2017. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)

A rider hands out beads from the Krewe of Hermes title float on Napoleon Avenue on Friday, Feb. 24, 2017. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)

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The Krewe of Hermes “St. George and the Dragon” float rolls on Napoleon Avenue on Friday, Feb. 24, 2017. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)

The Krewe of Hermes “Salome” float — from the 2015 parade highlighting the Russian ballet — rolls on Napoleon Avenue on Friday, Feb. 24, 2017. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)

A rider in the Krewe of Hermes hands a throw to a girl on Napoleon Avenue on Friday, Feb. 24, 2017. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)

The Krewe of Hermes “Full Fathom Five” float — from the 2016 parade based on Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” rolls on Napoleon Avenue on Friday, Feb. 24, 2017. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)

The Krewe of Hermes “Midgard Serpent” float rolls on Napoleon Avenue on Friday, Feb. 24, 2017. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)

The Krewe of Hermes “Signs and Superstitions” float rolls on Napoleon Avenue on Friday, Feb. 24, 2017. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)

The Krewe of Hermes “Hand of Attis” rolls on Napoleon Avenue on Friday, Feb. 24, 2017. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)

The Krewe of Hermes rolls on Napoleon Avenue on Friday, Feb. 24, 2017. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)

The Krewe of Hermes “Bomarzo Gardens” float rolls on Napoleon Avenue on Friday, Feb. 24, 2017. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)

The Krewe of Hermes “Such Stuff As Dreams Are Made Of” float rolls on Napoleon Avenue on Friday, Feb. 24, 2017. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)