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According to most scholars, the bronze represents Zeus, [1] [2] the thunder-god and king of gods, though it has also been suggested it might represent Poseidon. The statue is slightly over lifesize at 2.09 meters, [3] and would have held either a thunderbolt, if Zeus, or a trident if Poseidon. [4]
Fragment of a Hellenistic relief (1st century BC–1st century AD) depicting the twelve Olympians carrying their attributes in procession; from left to right: Hestia (scepter), Hermes (winged cap and staff), Aphrodite (veiled), Ares (helmet and spear), Demeter (scepter and wheat sheaf), Hephaestus (staff), Hera (scepter), Poseidon (trident), Athena (owl and helmet), Zeus (thunderbolt and staff ...
The thunderbolt pattern with an eagle on a coin from Olympia, Greece, 432-c.421 BC. Zeus' head and thunderbolt on a coin from Capua, Campania, 216-211 BC. Ptolemaic coin showing the Eagle of Zeus, holding a thunderbolt. A thunderbolt or lightning bolt is a symbolic representation of lightning when accompanied by a loud thunderclap.
The trident also appears multiple times in popular culture. Poseidon's trident is owned by King Triton (Poseidon's son) in Disney's 1989 animated film The Little Mermaid and its sequels and spinoffs. Poseidon's Trident is a magical artifact with destructive powers in Michael Livingston's 2015 historical fantasy novel The Shards of Heaven. [17] [18]
The identification as Zeus or Poseidon is controversial (the former seems more probable). The bronze statue is one of the few preserved original works of the Severe Style, notable for the exquisite rendering of motion and anatomy. It is certainly the work of a great sculptor of the early Classical period. Height 2,09 m. Accession number: X 15161.
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