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T36 - Zeus destroying the house of Lycaon, and changing him to a wolf -

T36 - Zeus destroying the house of Lycaon, and changing him to a wolf -

Kromos; Cornelian -

plaster cast of a gem - Oxford; Beazley Gem database

www.beazley.ox.ac.uk/databases/gems.htm

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In Greek mythology, Lycaon was a king of Arcadia who, in the most popular version of the myth, tested Zeus' omniscience by serving him the roasted flesh of Lycaon's own son Nyctimus, in order to see whether Zeus was truly all-knowing.

In return for these gruesome deeds, Zeus transformed Lycaon into a wolf and killed his offspring; Nyctimus was restored to life.

wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycaon_of_Arcadia

 

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