The gods of Hierapolis (1)

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Zeus = Adad.

pseudo-Lucian, De Dea Syria 31-32:
The statue of Zeus certainly looks like Zeus in every respect: his head, clothes, throne. Nor will you, even if you want to, liken him to anyone else. As one looks on Hera, however, she presents many different forms. On the whole, she is certainly Hera, but she also has something of Athena, Aphrodite, Selene, Rhea, Artemis, Nemesis, and the Fates. In one hand she holds a scepter, and the other a spindle. On her head she bears rays and a tower and she wears a girdle with which they adorn only celestial Aphrodite. On the surface of the statue is an overlay of gold and very costly gems, some of which are white, some the colour of water, many have the hue of wine, and many are fiery. There are also many sardonyxes and sapphires and emeralds, which the Egyptians, Indians, Ethiopians, Medes, Armenians, and Babylonians bring.

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pseudo-Lucian, De Dea Syria 31-32

Bibliography

Amar Annus

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