Cook, Arthur Bernard, 1868-1952 · Cambridge, [Eng.] : University Press · leaf 216
t from H. Stuart Jones (ib. p. 103 n. 124 a), interpret the relief as ascene of apotheosis by water (cp. G. Glotz Lordalie dans la Grece primitive Paris 1904pp. 34—50 (Le saut de Leucade))—the root idea of baptism. See further P. BoyanceLeucas in the Rev. Arch. 1929 ii. 211—219—an interesting… … 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. quern supra ramosexpandit aquatica lotos, | una nemus),…
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