| Price included shipping cost in USA and CEE, others countries please ask. Statue of Zeus (Jupiter) Roman, second century A.D. Fine grained white marble. Heigh 2. 22 m. (7 ft. 3 in.) Found in 1970 Zeus was the greatest of all olympian gods. He was the god of gods, "father of the gods and mankind". In addition to being the source of all heavenly manifestations, he guaranteed order among gods and men. Zeus was the youngest of six children of Cronos and Rhea. Cronos overthrew his father, the god Uranos, and seized power from him. Zeus later took possession of the throne on Mt. Olympos by overthrowing Cronos. Thus, he took rulership over Olympians in the third generation of gods. He is also frequently called Cronosson or Olympios. He crested the clouds, the thunder and shook the lightning bolt. He was also master of rain and wind, hung the rainbow in the sky, commanded tempests and created storms. His mystique labelled him as the original woman chaser, falling in love with one woman after another and trying to hide his infidelities from his wife, Hera. There was no shape into which he could not change himself to make love with a mortal or immortal lovely woman. To get Aigina, he changed into an eagle, to get Antiope he changed into a satyr, to get lo he changed into a cloud, to get Danae he changed into golden rain, to get Europa he changed into a bull, to get Leda he changed into a swan. He appeared to Alkmene in the shape of her husband Amphytryon. Often he has to confront his jealous wife, Hera (Juno). Because of his personality and the role he played, he often appeared in the myths of Iliad and Odyssey. Enthroned on the peak of Mt. Ida he was leader in the Trojan wars. Through his whim. fortune of war was sometimes with the Acheans (the Greeks), sometimes with the Trojans. In the story of the Odyssey, he influenced religious ceremonies such as the consecration of the spoils of war, prayers, distribution of offerings and administration of oaths. His holy tree was the oak, his holy bird the eagle through which he indicated his presence with lightning and thunder. Zeus was usually pictured as a mature man of authority with a strong build, holding a bundle of lightning in one hand and a sceptre in the other. The statue of Zeus was found in 1970 during the excavation of the north Nymphaeum in Perge, at the north end of the Colonnaded Street. The statue decorated a niche in the Monumental fountain. Six large and six small pieces were broken off that fit together perfectly. Missing are the scepter held in his left hand, a finger from his right hand and the globe. His weight carried on his right leg, the left leg being set some what back - wards and to one side. He is dressed in a himation over his left shoulder, which extends over his right hip and drops down to his ankle and wears sandals on his feet. Thick wavy hair and beard frame the face of this god portrayed as a strong adult man. His head is turned slightly to the right. His hair is held with a band around his head. His symbol, the eagle is in front of a support beam next to his right leg. This statue is typical of the classical period (5th cent B.C.) but was made by Roman sculptors in the second century A.D. as described in the introduction. NOTE: Statues are reproductions of original statues. These statues are made of a dolomite powder, titanium powder & others. This mixture gives statues an antique outlook and a texture as same as marble gives. The originals of these statues are exhibited in several museums. |