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Zeus and an eagle, krater (c. 560 BC), now in the Louvre
Ptolemaic tetradrachm with the Eagle of Zeus, standing on a thunderbolt, on the obverse

The Eagle of Zeus (Ancient Greek: ἀετός Διός, romanized: aetos Dios) was one of the chief attributes and personifications of Zeus, the head of the Olympian pantheon.

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Eagle of Zeus

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Statue of Zeus at Olympia

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Zeus

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other symbols. Zeus (/zjuːs/, Ancient Greek: Ζεύς) is the sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion and mythology, who rules as king of the gods on Mount...

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Blood of Zeus

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Thunderbolt

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Prometheus

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son of his mummified father Osiris and mother Isis. The Greeks and Romans believed Zeus and Jupiter respectively to be represented by the eagle. Golden...

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Antigonid dynasty

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Ptolemaic Kingdom

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square, fenestrated tower, topped with a metal fire basket and a statue of Zeus the Savior. The Library, at that time the largest in the world, contained...

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Vexilloid

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Tanit (moon = crescent). The Ptolemaic Kingdom has The Eagle of Zeus as their symbol. The vexillum of Ancient Rome displayed the slogan S·P·Q·R (senātus populusque...

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The Eagle and the Beetle

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from an eagle begs a beetle for shelter. The beetle pleads that the right of asylum is guaranteed by Zeus but the eagle, being the bird of Zeus, arrogantly...

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House of the Vettii

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On top of the altar a fire burns by a gold hood. A green garland is placed in front of the fire. On the right of the altar is the eagle of Zeus. Herakles...

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Pergamon Altar

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goddess of Asia Minor, Rhea/Cybele. With bow and arrow she rides into battle on a lion. On the left can be seen the eagle of Zeus holding a bundle of lightning...

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Argonautica

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Colchis, the Argonauts see the eagle of Zeus flying to and from the Caucasus mountains, where it feeds on the liver of Prometheus. It glides through the...

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