Zeus : a study in ancient religion . Fig. 834 The Mountain-cults of Zeus 937 * Studi illustrativi sui bronzi arcaici trovati nell antro di Zeus Ideo ib. pp. 769—904 witha few figs., A. L. Frothingham Early Bronzes recently discovered on Mount Ida in Kretein the Arch. 1888 iv. 431—449 with figs. 13—16 and pis. 16—20, H. Thiersch Altkretisches Kuretengerat in \\\Qjahrb. d. kais. detitsch. arch. Inst. 1913 xxviii pp. 47—53 with fig. i). The Cave comprises three well-marked divisions : {a) the entry; {h) chamber I, thesanctum \ {c) chamber II, the sanctum sanctorum. (a) On the
Zeus : a study in ancient religion . Fig. 834 The Mountain-cults of Zeus 937 * Studi illustrativi sui bronzi arcaici trovati nell antro di Zeus Ideo ib. pp. 769—904 witha few figs., A. L. Frothingham Early Bronzes recently discovered on Mount Ida in Kretein the Arch. 1888 iv. 431—449 with figs. 13—16 and pis. 16—20, H. Thiersch Altkretisches Kuretengerat in \\\Qjahrb. d. kais. detitsch. arch. Inst. 1913 xxviii pp. 47—53 with fig. i). The Cave comprises three well-marked divisions : {a) the entry; {h) chamber I, thesanctum \ {c) chamber II, the sanctum sanctorum. (a) On the south side of the entry is a great fallen rock shaped into an altar, the top ofwhich forms an oblong mass (4*80 long, 1*95 broad, 0*88 high) with a wide step allround it {c. 1*45 broad, c. 3 high). Beside it are fragments split off from the parentblock and forming deep crannies and cavities, in which many small votive offerings cameto light. On the north side are limestone bases of bronze statues etc. formerly erected on. Fig. 835.
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