Cook, Arthur Bernard, 1868-1952 · Cambridge, [Eng.] : University Press · leaf 767
646 The decoration of the double axe wing would serve as a powerful prophylactic. Thus the axe onwhich the creature appears was not only animate, instinct withdivine life, but also sacrosanct, protected against the approach ofevil. Mosso surmises that it was a weapon for ceremonial use. Small…
Zeus (Greek deity) · Cults · Sun worship · Classical antiquities · Folk literature
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