Zeus

A Study in Ancient Religion

• Author(s): A. B. Cook,
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Pages: 366
• ISBN_10: 1108021239
  ISBN_13: 9781108021234
  
• Language: en
• Categories: History / Ancient / General , History / Ancient / Greece , Literary Criticism / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology , Religion / Indigenous, Folk & Tribal , Religion / Antiquities & Archaeology , Social Science / Archaeology , Social Science / Folklore & Mythology ,

Description:... The renowned classical scholar and archaeologist A. B. Cook (1868-1952) published the final volume of his monumental Zeus: A Study in Ancient Religion in two parts in 1940. The volume covers the theme of Zeus as a weather-god - the god of earthquakes, clouds, wind, dew, rain and meteorites - an idea that became common during the classical period. Part 2 contains three detailed appendixes on floating islands, the iconography of Eros and the idea of hierogamy. It includes a comprehensive index for the volume and addenda for all three volumes, and contains a rich selection of illustrations: maps, diagrams, photographs, and engravings, including many images of ancient pottery, statues, busts, friezes and ancient coins. A treasure-trove of primary texts, both Greek and Latin, epigraph material and archaeological data, this magnificent work remains an indispensable tool for students and scholars of classics, mythology and ancient religion.