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Zeus : a study in ancient religion (1914)

Cook, Arthur Bernard, 1868-1952 · Cambridge [Eng.] The University Press · leaf 390

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xiipl- 50, 5)- ii. 774 n. 4. Miss M. E. H. Lloyd tells me (Oct. 7, 1922) that at Pitigliano in Grossetoduring May and June the leaves of the giglio {iris fiorentina) are hung up outside thewindows as a charm against lightning. The plant in leaf, before being hung up, is takento the church to be… … Fig. 1023. found by W. Amelung in inagazzini of the Vatican, a neo-Attic relief of s. i A.D., whichshows a composite divinity, carrying the thunderbolt of Zeus, the trident of Poseidon,and the sword of Ares, while behind him an eagle perches upon a large cornucopia. Seealso S. Reinach in the Rev.…

Zeus (Greek deity) · Cults · Sun worship · Classical antiquities · Folk literature

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