Cook, Arthur Bernard, 1868-1952 · Cambridge [Eng.] The University Press · leaf 136
ch rests the horses right forefoot. ^ Hence supra i. 178 n. I spoke of a warlike lupiter on horse-back spearing aserpent-legged giant. I was wrong. lupiter-Columns 8i is not so. The motif throughout is that of support, not active re-sistence\ The god and the giant are alHes now, whatever they… … Fig- 43- has the guise of a warlike lupiter, is none other than the oldGermanic Ziu-. As a sky-god Ziu would control both sunshineand storm. The sun appears as the riders wheels if not as hisradiate crown-*; the lightning, as his brandished bolt or lance. 1 F. Hertlein op. cit. p. 28 ff. proves…
Zeus (Greek deity) · Cults · Sun worship · Classical antiquities · Folk literature
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