Cook, Arthur Bernard, 1868-1952 · Cambridge, [Eng.] : University Press · leaf 59
lls how Zeus swallowed Metis— fearing lest she bear asecond offspring stronger than Keraunos^ The logic of the passageand the parallel myth of Thetis lead us to expect stronger thanhimself. But, since the strength of Zeus is chiefly exhibited in thelightning-flash, the poet substitutes the latter… … Of Zeus Keraunos. Fig. I. The stone appears to have marked some spot struck by lightning. ^ Supra i. 25 ff. - Supra i. 28. ^ Orph. h. Ker. 19. i ZeO iraTep k.t.X. with the title Kepavuov. The editors, includingE. Abel, alter this quite arbitrarily to Kepavviov Aids. A. Dieterich De hymnis…
Zeus (Greek deity) · Cults · Sun worship · Classical antiquities · Folk literature
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