Cook, Arthur Bernard, 1868-1952 · Cambridge, [Eng.] : University Press · leaf 305
e standing deities—Volcanus with Minerva at his right handand Mercurius at his left—surmounted by busts representing thedays of the week1. Volcanus is here possibly a Roman substitutefor Donar2, Minerva for Holda3, Mercurius for Wodan*. In anycase Volcanus and Minerva patronise arts and crafts,… … (fig. 13 i)5 and in that of his wife Faustina the Elder6 portray theambitious scene of Hephaistos forging a thunderbolt for theThunderers daughter. She stands before him, her right handoutstretched to take the bolt, her left resting on her hip. Behind der antiken Welt Berlin 1902 p. 233 f. with…
Zeus (Greek deity) · Cults · Sun worship · Classical antiquities · Folk literature
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