Cook, Arthur Bernard, 1868-1952 · Cambridge, [Eng.] : University Press · leaf 712
Fig. 496. The double axe and Zeus Labrdyndos 593 four rows of female breasts. We are, of course, inclined to regardthis effeminate form as a goddess, not a god, till we come to examineits counterpart on the second relief (fig. 497)^ That is a sunk panelof white marble surmounted by a pediment,… … Fig. 497. inscribed Zeus. He faces us, in chiton and hinidtion, holding a doubleaxe over his right shoulder and a spear in his left hand. A smallpiece of marble, filling the space between the head and the edge ofthe panel, suggests a kdlathos. Round his neck Zeus wears a largenecklace. On his…
Zeus (Greek deity) · Cults · Sun worship · Classical antiquities · Folk literature
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