A fanciful depiction of the Phidian statue of Zeus in Olympia, with the Olympic Games taking place in the foregroundPublic domain via Wikimedia Commons The ancient Olympics were held in honor of Zeus, king of the Greek gods. By the mid-second century B.C.E., the Roman Empire h...
The statue had been struck by lightning, and since Hercules was the son of Zeus, the ancient Romans had taken that as a sign that the statue should be properly buried together with the remains of a lamb. 25. Sarcophagus of Saint Helena Helena was the mother of Emperor Constantine the...
To provide a medium through which I might gain knowledge - much like the rustling of the leaves at the Oracle of Dodona being a means for discovering the will of Zeus. Only, you know, except with lots more polyester. Margret bought this jacket and placed it on a hanger in the hallway....
She followed Zeus to the earth to find out what he was doing and Zeus asked Echo to distract Hera until he could escape. Later when Hera discovered she had been tricked, she became very angry. She turned on Echo and said, “You shall lose the use of your tongue because you cheated ...