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Zeus : a study in ancient religion (1914)

Cook, Arthur Bernard, 1868-1952 · Cambridge, [Eng.] : University Press · leaf 646

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on of double axe and lily. Round its rim is a series ofaxes with knobbed tops; round its base, a simplified axe-pattern ;beneath its handles, other axe-forms. The main frieze, on itsshoulder, has double axes of the knobbed variety alternating withbulls heads. Each axe is erect on a square base.… … ^ Fig- 395- Fig. 396. Fig- 397- Minoan I age, obtained by Seager on the neighbouring island ofMochlos\ treats the floral stem of the axe in a freakish humanfashion (fig. 395)^ that brings to mind the quaintest flower-fays ofMr Arthur Rackham. Vase-fragments of late Minoan style, found by Sir…

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

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