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Zeus : a study in ancient religion - Warburg Institute

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144<br />

Diana-Pillars<br />

vase, complete the architecture of the shr<strong>in</strong>e. Branches and ribands<br />

are tw<strong>in</strong>ed about it; a jo<strong>in</strong>ted reed rests aga<strong>in</strong>st the pillar; a<br />

filleted staff or sceptre lies before it. In the foreground a doe<br />

Fig. 86.<br />

dr<strong>in</strong>ks, watched by a Nymph. To the left appears Diana with her<br />

hounds; to the right Actaeon, the horns sprout<strong>in</strong>g from his head\<br />

The choice of this myth may be taken to imply that the pillar was<br />

more or less closely associated with Diana.<br />

1 W. Helbig <strong>in</strong> the Bull. d. Inst. 1864 p. 37.

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