Zeus : a study in ancient religion . voronosAth. Natwnaitmis.^. 355 the relief of a snake with the inscription Att $[iXi]wi \aved7]K\ev. ^ Supra p. nil. ^ This explains the otherwise inexplicable gloss of Hesych. (pCKibs (Soping co7r. (piXios,M. Schmidt cj. d0d5ios?)* 6 dTroTpdiraios, kolt ei<pT)fxifffjt,[4u]6u. Zeus Phtlios 1175 repeat the types in question but, having no inscribed dedication, cannot beassigned with assurance to either god. Two examples will suffice. A fourth-century relief in Pentelic marble (fig. 977) shows, within an architectural border,Zeus enthroned towards the right
Zeus : a study in ancient religion . voronosAth. Natwnaitmis.^. 355 the relief of a snake with the inscription Att $[iXi]wi \aved7]K\ev. ^ Supra p. nil. ^ This explains the otherwise inexplicable gloss of Hesych. (pCKibs (Soping co7r. (piXios,M. Schmidt cj. d0d5ios?)* 6 dTroTpdiraios, kolt ei<pT)fxifffjt,[4u]6u. Zeus Phtlios 1175 repeat the types in question but, having no inscribed dedication, cannot beassigned with assurance to either god. Two examples will suffice. A fourth-century relief in Pentelic marble (fig. 977) shows, within an architectural border,Zeus enthroned towards the right, holding a pliidle in his right hand and asceptre (painted) in his left. Before him kneels a woman, who with a well-knowngesture of supplication stretches out both hands to clasp his knees^. Behind herstands a second woman, with right hand uplifted. They are accompanied by acouple of children. The scene is closed by two hierodoiiloi—a boy carrying aflat basket on his right hand while he grasps a ram with his left, and a girl sup-. Fig. 977. porting a large round basket on her head. The fact that in reliefs of this sortthe father is so often escorted by his son, the mother by her daughter, suggeststhat the god, whether Meilichios or P/ulios, was in any case worshipped as Teleios. More difficult to interpret is another fourth-century relief (fig. 978)^ repre-senting a cylindrical altar with a snake coiled about it and a pair of snakes, bothbearded, in heraldic pose to right and left. Have we here a votive tablet honour-ing the same god under all three aspects ? The chthonian character of Zeus Philios is borne out by his ability to witnessoaths and to send dreams. Greek dialogues, letters, and speeches abound insuch phrases as by Zeus the Friendly*, by the Friendly Zeus^, by the Friendly ^ Friederichs—Wolters Gipsabgiisse p. 375 no. 1139, Einzelaufnahmen no. 1245, 3with Text v. 20 by E. Lowy, Stais Marbres et Bronzes: Athenes^ p. 242 no. 1408,Svoronos Ath. Nationalmus. p. 357
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