Zeus : a study in ancient religion . Orphic Theogoniesand Cosmogonic Eros 1049 M. Collignon in Daremberg—Saglio Z>/^/. Ant. i. 1595 f. fig. 2142, A. Furtwanglerin Roscher Lex. Myth. i. 1357, id. Ant. Gemmen i pi. 50, yj., ii. 244), while one ofthe most charming of all Pompeian frescoes shows a pair of lovers examininga nestful of tiny Erotes (G. Bechi in the Real Museo Borbonico Napoli 1824 ipi, 24, L. Hirt II nido. Idillio in the A7tn. d. Inst. 1829 p. 251 fF. pi. E, i,Herrmann Denkin. d. Malerei Text p. 26 fig. 5, Helbig lVa?tdge?n. Ca7np. p. 163no. 821, Gidda del Mus. Napoli p. 313 no. 1


Zeus : a study in ancient religion . Orphic Theogoniesand Cosmogonic Eros 1049 M. Collignon in Daremberg—Saglio Z>/^/. Ant. i. 1595 f. fig. 2142, A. Furtwanglerin Roscher Lex. Myth. i. 1357, id. Ant. Gemmen i pi. 50, yj., ii. 244), while one ofthe most charming of all Pompeian frescoes shows a pair of lovers examininga nestful of tiny Erotes (G. Bechi in the Real Museo Borbonico Napoli 1824 ipi, 24, L. Hirt II nido. Idillio in the A7tn. d. Inst. 1829 p. 251 fF. pi. E, i,Herrmann Denkin. d. Malerei Text p. 26 fig. 5, Helbig lVa?tdge?n. Ca7np. p. 163no. 821, Gidda del Mus. Napoli p. 313 no. 1324, from the Casa delpoeta Fig. 908. Fig. 908, a replica from Pompeii reg. vii. 12. 26, well published by Herrmannop. cit. pi. 17 Text p. 26= Helbig op. cit. p. 164 no. 823, G. Rodenwaldt DieKomposition der pompejanischen Wandgemdlde Berlin 1909 p. 152 ff. fig. 25, ismore completely preserved, but less fine: it has only two Erotes in the second replica^ Helbig op., cit. p. 164 no 822, omits the girl in the backgroundto the right. See also J. Overbeck—A. Man Pojupeji^ Leipzig 1884 pp. 288,293, 581). It was pointed out by F. Piper Mythologie der christlichen Kunst Weimar 1050 Appendix G 1847 i. 214—217 that scenes representing Eros and Psyche passed frompagan to Christian sarcophagi ((i) R. Garrucci Storia della Arte cristiana7iei primi olio secoli della chiesa Prato 1879 v. I2f. pi. 302, 2—5, J. Ficker Diealtchristlichen Bildwerke i7n chrisllichen Museu7n des Laterans Leipzig 1890no. 181, W. Lowrie Chrislian Art and ArchcEology New York 1901 p. 254 fig. 93,L. von Sybel Chrislliche Ajitike Marburg 19


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