Cook, Arthur Bernard, 1868-1952 · Cambridge, [Eng.] : University Press · leaf 227
Fig. 97. 158 Diana-Pillars pillar : the pendants that dangle from it are not without analogy inthe cosmic notions of other races^ Finally, we observe that side byside with these pillar-shrines there persisted the more primitivetree-cult, in which the living tree was enclosed by a gateway… … Fig. 98. ^ See e.g. Sir G. Maspero T/ie Dawn of Civilization^ London 1901 p. 16 n. 7 : Thevariants of the sign for night—l^yr-J, ^^=^=^—are most significant. The end of the rope to which the star is attached passes over the sky, \ g, and falls free, as though arranged for drawing a lamp up and down…
Zeus (Greek deity) · Cults · Sun worship · Classical antiquities · Folk literature
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