Zeus archaic from Olympia, 15,5 cm, 800 g
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Zeus-head late archaeological original, the following link leads you directly to the original exhibit of the National Archaeological Museum in Athens (in the last third, please scroll down to the illustrations):
www.namuseum.gr/en/collection/archaiki-periodos-3/
Zeus, highest Greek god, father of gods and men, also called after his father Kronos the Kronide.
Born of Rhea, sister and wife of Kronos, he shared the world with his brothers Poseidon and Hades, whereby heaven was too much for him as a domain.
Through his first wife Metis he became father of Athena, also Dione was called wife of Zeus. In general, however, Hera, Zeus' sister, was considered his wife. Both children were Ares, Hebe, Hephaistos and Eileithyia.
With many goddesses and mortals, the lumbar-strong superior God begat children: with Dione Aphrodite, with Themis die Horen, with Mnemosyne die Musen, with Leto Apollon and Artemis, with Demeter Persephone, with Eurynome die Chariten, with Maia Hermes, with Semele Dionysos, with Aigina Aiakos, with Europe Minos, Rhadamanthys and Sarpedon, with Antiope Amphion and Zethos, with Io Epaphos, with Kallisto Arkas, and not to forget with Alkmene the radiant Greek superhero Heracles.
Lycaon (to Greek lykos, "wolf"), mythical king of the Arcadians, presented Zeus with human flesh and was transformed into a wolf by him as punishment for iniquity. The myth is connected with human sacrifices for Zeus Lykaios on the Arcadian Lykaion (Wolfsberg).
The gold ivory statue of Zeus, created by the artist Pheidias in Olympia, was one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
Late Archaic Zeus head from Olympia, dated 480 BC, exhibited in the National Archaeological Museum in Athens under inventory number 64401.
This head replica is also available in original size 25 cm, weight 2.2 kg, price € 82,-. Delivery time depending on order interval 6 - 12 weeks.
This head replica is also available in original size 25 cm, weight 2.2 kg, price € 82,-. Delivery time depending on order interval 6 - 12 weeks.
This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday, February 4, 2014.