Zeus : a study in ancient religion . y Domitian {Brit. Mus. Cat. Coins Ionia p. 75 no. 215) and Severus Alexander {ib. p. 93 pi. 14, 7 ( = myfig. 849 from a cast)) show Zeus OXijfXTrios seated to the left,holding the cult-statue of Artemis E0ecr^a in one handand a long sceptre in the other. Coppers of Caracalla{ib. p. 85 no. 272) and Valerianus Senior {Hunter ii. 337 no. 75) repeat the type, but omit the nameof the god. He was worshipped in the Olympieion ( 2. 9 /card ry]v bhbv ttjv iK tov iepov irapd to OXv/uLwieiov/cat eTTi TTijXas rds Ma7J97Tt5as). And Hadrian as his vice-g
Zeus : a study in ancient religion . y Domitian {Brit. Mus. Cat. Coins Ionia p. 75 no. 215) and Severus Alexander {ib. p. 93 pi. 14, 7 ( = myfig. 849 from a cast)) show Zeus OXijfXTrios seated to the left,holding the cult-statue of Artemis E0ecr^a in one handand a long sceptre in the other. Coppers of Caracalla{ib. p. 85 no. 272) and Valerianus Senior {Hunter ii. 337 no. 75) repeat the type, but omit the nameof the god. He was worshipped in the Olympieion ( 2. 9 /card ry]v bhbv ttjv iK tov iepov irapd to OXv/uLwieiov/cat eTTi TTijXas rds Ma7J97Tt5as). And Hadrian as his vice-gerent shared the honours of his festival {Corp. inscr. no. 2810, 17 f. ASptavd OjXi;yU7rta kv E^eo-wt, iii no. 5913,?3,0 {. = Inscr, Gr. Sic. It. no. 1102, 30 f. E^eo-oz/ r/ais *ASpidjta OXiy/ilTTta, Bap^iXXrja ). A bronze coin at Ephesos struck by Septimius Severushas rev. ZeYC 6*60100 TTPHTOO AOIAO Zeus standing with the cult-statueof Artemis Ecpecxia (Rasche Lex. Num. iii. 675, vii. 355, xi. 1256, Eckhel Doctr. Fig. 849. The Mountain-cults of Zeus 963 Magnesia ad Maeandrum^Miletos^. Karia Halikarnassos^. Myndos*. lasos^ Lagina^. • Mylasa ^. Panamara^. Stratonikeia^. vet.^ ii. 514). Others struck by Valerianus {Brit. Mus. Cat. Coins Ionia p. loi no. 357)and Salonina {supra p. 743 n. 7 fig. 681) show Zeus naked, striding to right, with thunder-bolt in uplifted right hand and eagle on outstretched left. Finally, the cult-statue of Artemis was called AioTrerh as having fallen from Zeus(Acts 19. 35 Tis yap icriv avdpibtrujv 6s ov yiVihcKei rrjv E^eoiwj irbXtv vewK^pov oxxrav tt}^/xeydXrjs ^Apre/xidos Kal rod SioTreroOs; Oikoumenios coinm. in acta apost. 19. 18—34 ( Migne) deiKwai -rroWr^v elvat ttjv Setaibaiixovlav tCov E0eotw» 6 ypafifjiarevs 4k re tovKOfffieiu TOV vabv ttj^ ApT4fji,^ Kal to €l8oj\ov avTTJs Tiju-dv, direp Kai AtoTreres ^Xeyov ws eKTOV Alos ireiTTioKb^. iJTOi yap to oaTpaKOv fkeyov iKeivo rravTes {leg. TrdiTWs) AtoTreres to
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