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Zeus : a study in ancient religion (1914)

Cook, Arthur Bernard, 1868-1952 · Cambridge, [Eng.] : University Press · leaf 41

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and the Achaean ships. Deep underground Aidoneus, king of the dead, Trembled and, trembling, sprang from his throne and shouted Lest oer his head Poseidon, shaker of land, Should cleave the very earth and bring to the ken Of mortals and immortals his grim realm, A mouldering realm that evn the gods… … scene. On the left Poseidon, holding a dolphin (?), threatens theground with his trident. On the right Hades, a rod or sceptre inhis hand, springs from his throne in terror. Zeus, standing betweenthem, with kimdtion and sceptre, raises his hand to quell thetumult. The whole must refer to some…

Zeus (Greek deity) · Cults · Sun worship · Classical antiquities · Folk literature

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