Zeus : a study in ancient religion . Fig. 994. Zeus had lent him victory I ^ A uniquestater of gold, formerly in the Montagucollection (fig. 995)^, was doubtless struckby Zabinas from this stolen Nike^. A few-days later he attempted off thewhole statue of Zeus with its vast weight ofgold, but was caught in the act and forcedby popular outcry to flee from the city*. ^^ ^^^* The statue, however, did not escape for long the cupidity of the Syrian kingsAntiochus ix Kyzikenos, son of Antiochos vii Sidetes, being in need of money,gave orders that the golden Zeus, fifteen cubits high, should
Zeus : a study in ancient religion . Fig. 994. Zeus had lent him victory I ^ A uniquestater of gold, formerly in the Montagucollection (fig. 995)^, was doubtless struckby Zabinas from this stolen Nike^. A few-days later he attempted off thewhole statue of Zeus with its vast weight ofgold, but was caught in the act and forcedby popular outcry to flee from the city*. ^^ ^^^* The statue, however, did not escape for long the cupidity of the Syrian kingsAntiochus ix Kyzikenos, son of Antiochos vii Sidetes, being in need of money,gave orders that the golden Zeus, fifteen cubits high, should be melted downandreplaced by a copy in inferior material with gilded sheathing^. It was presumablyin connexion with the cult of Zeus Olyjupios that Antiochos Epiphanes held games. Cat. Coins iii. 48 no. 50, E. Babelon Les rots de Syrie Paris 1890 p. xcivf., Head Hist,fium? p. 762 f. The head is usually described as laureate. lust. 39. 2. 5. Montagu Sale Catalogue 1896 i. 92 no. 716 pi. 9 = my fig. 995. E. Babelon Les rois de Syrie Paris 1890 p. cxlix f. lust. 39. 2. 6, Diod. excerpta de virt. et vit. 35 p. 145, 42 ff. Dindorf. Clem. AX. protr. 4. 52. 3 p. 40, 22 ff. StahlinAjtioxos be 6 Kv^iktjvos dvopovfievosXP>7/iaTWj/ Tov Albs to dyoKixa to %/oicrouj, irevTeKaideKa Trrjx^J^ to jmeyedos 6u, Trpocr^ra^eXWJeuo-ai Kai (J. Markland cj. kclk) ttjs dWrjs ttjs dTifioTipas vXrjs dyaXfxa irapairX-qaLoviKeiui}} TrerdXots Kexpvffco/x^vov dvadelvai, 7rd\tp. Cp. Arnob. ad?^. nat. 6. 21 AntiochumCyzicenum ferunt decern (F. Orsini cj. quindecim) cubitorum lovem ex delubro aureumsustulisse et ex aere bracteolis substituisse fucatum. I Zeus Philios 1191 of unusual significance at Daphne^, not to mention the high jinks^ which earnedhim the sobriquet of Epimanes. Antiochos G
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