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Zeus : a study in ancient religion (1914)

Cook, Arthur Bernard, 1868-1952 · Cambridge, [Eng.] : University Press · leaf 137

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tends that the prone or prostrate giant representsthe earth2, he seems to be deserting the principle of interpretationthat he has himself propounded. For the Germanic earth-powerwould have been a goddess (Nerthus=^ or the like) rather than agod. Besides, she would surely have been figured below,…

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

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