The Infancy of Zeus 1648 Dutch Netherlands Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem 1620 – 1683 Dutch Netherlands When the ruler of the gods, Zeus, was just a baby, his father threatened to eat him. So his mother had him brought up by a royal princess. Here, the baby is sleeping safely in her lap. A grinning faun is bringing a barrel of milk.

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Location: The Hague
Photo credit: © Peter Horree / Alamy / Afripics
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