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Zeus : a study in ancient religion - Warburg Institute

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The sword of <strong>Zeus</strong> 719<br />

presence of Athena. Beh<strong>in</strong>d her back are three pairs of w<strong>in</strong>gs<br />

Fig. 657.<br />

hung-up like weapons <strong>in</strong> an armoury^ This last touch was not<br />

' E. Kuhnert loc. cit. describes these w<strong>in</strong>gs as ' Unverstandlich.' But Perseus had<br />

been fitted out by the Nymphs with w<strong>in</strong>gs on head and foot, and these presuppose a div<strong>in</strong>e<br />

store-house of such th<strong>in</strong>gs.

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