Cook, Arthur Bernard, 1868-1952 · Cambridge, [Eng.] : University Press · leaf 461
( = my fig. 233). 350 The holed vessel in Egypt design. The obverse gives a scene from Greek cult; the reverse,a corresponding scene from Egyptian cult. In the one case we havethe evocation of the Greek earth-goddess: she starts up at the veryfeet of a youth, who has just struck the ground with his… … Fig. 233. its cover shaped like the head of Isis. It is decorated with twostars—a feature in which it is not unique3; for Isis was the Queenof Heaven and wore a robe glittering with stars4. It is surroundedby rosettes and circles, the meaning of which is doubtful. Theobject lying on the ground…
Zeus (Greek deity) · Cults · Sun worship · Classical antiquities · Folk literature
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