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Elis Coin with Zeus Statue of Pheidias | Estátua de Zeus Impressa nas Moedas
A apresentação original da Estátua, sobreviveu apenas nas moedas de Élis, não ficando mais nada além disso após a sua destruição.
Zeus is commonly portrayed with thunderbolts (used to dispense justice), an eagle (lord of the skies), or an oak tree (oracles would listen to the rustling of oak leaves to learn of Zeus' wishes). These coins appear to depict Zeus as he was originally portrayed by Phidias, creator of the great statue of Zeus in Olympia.
O Zeus, much-honoured, Zeus supremely great, to thee our holy rites we consecrate, our prayers and expiations, king divine, for all things to produce with ease through mind is thine. Hence mother earth (gaia) and mountains swelling high proceed from thee, the deep and all within the sky. Kronion king, descending from above, magnanimous, commanding, sceptred Zeus; all-parent, principle and end of all, whose power almighty shakes this earthly ball; even nature trembles at thy mighty nod, loud-sounding, armed with lightning, thundering god. Source of abundance, purifying king, O various-formed, from whom all natures spring; propitious hear my prayer, give blameless health, with peace divine, and necessary wealth. - Orphic Hymn 15 to Zeus
Elis Coin with Zeus Statue of Pheidias | Estátua de Zeus Impressa nas Moedas
A apresentação original da Estátua, sobreviveu apenas nas moedas de Élis, não ficando mais nada além disso após a sua destruição.
Zeus is commonly portrayed with thunderbolts (used to dispense justice), an eagle (lord of the skies), or an oak tree (oracles would listen to the rustling of oak leaves to learn of Zeus' wishes). These coins appear to depict Zeus as he was originally portrayed by Phidias, creator of the great statue of Zeus in Olympia.
O Zeus, much-honoured, Zeus supremely great, to thee our holy rites we consecrate, our prayers and expiations, king divine, for all things to produce with ease through mind is thine. Hence mother earth (gaia) and mountains swelling high proceed from thee, the deep and all within the sky. Kronion king, descending from above, magnanimous, commanding, sceptred Zeus; all-parent, principle and end of all, whose power almighty shakes this earthly ball; even nature trembles at thy mighty nod, loud-sounding, armed with lightning, thundering god. Source of abundance, purifying king, O various-formed, from whom all natures spring; propitious hear my prayer, give blameless health, with peace divine, and necessary wealth. - Orphic Hymn 15 to Zeus