Cook, Arthur Bernard, 1868-1952 · Cambridge [Eng.] The University Press · leaf 217
from H. Stuart Jones {ib. p. 103 n. 124 a), interpret the relief as ascene of apotheosis by water (cp. G. Glotz Vordalie dans la Grhe primitive Paris 1904pp. 24—50 (Le saut de Leucade))—the root idea of baptism. See further P. BoyanceLeucas in the Rev. Arch. 1929 ii. 211—219—an interesting… … g- 54- Whatever be thought of this catena of interpretations, it can hardly be denied thatOvids description of Sappho and the Leap does fit the design of the relief with remarkableaptitude. The single tree overlooking the water (Ov. her. 15. 159 f. quem supra ramosexpandit aquatica lotos, | una…
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