Illustrations of school classics, arranged and described (1903)
Hill, George Francis, Sir, 1867-1948 · London, Macmillan · leaf 24
t to despatch himwith his club. In the middle is a giant who has beenstruck with a thunderbolt; he, like Heracles, wears a lionsskin tied round his neck. On the left are two more giants, oneof whom is thrusting with his lance at Athena. The figuresof the giants are all cut off below the knees, as… … The gem is engraved by the artist Athenion (A0 H NIH N).Zeus rides in his chariot over the bodies of two giants,whose lower limbs are serpents (cp. No. 13). He holds hissceptre in his left hand, and hurls his thunderbolt with hisright. One of the giants holds a torch (?). 10 ILLUSTRATIONS OF SCHOOL…
Classical antiquities
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