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Zeus and Eroses plaque
Zeus or Dios ("divine king") is the leader of the gods and god of the sky and thunder in Greek mythology.
Zeus played a huge role in the Olympic pantheon. He fathered many of the heroes and heroines (see
list at bottom of article) and was featured in many of their stories. Zeus is the continuation of Dyeus, the
supreme god in Indo-European religion, also continued as Vedic Dyaus Pitar (cf. Jupiter), and as Tyr in
Germanic and Norse mythology. In addition to his Indo-European inheritance, the classical Zeus also
derives certain iconographic traits from the cultures of the ancient Near East,. Zeus was equivalent to
the Roman god Jupiter (from Jovis Pater or "Father Jove") and associated in the syncretic classical
imagination with various other deities, such as the Egyptian Ammon and the Etruscan Tinia. He (along
with Dionysus) absorbed the role of the chief Phrygian god Sabazios in the syncretic deity known in
Rome as Sabazius.
Eros was the god responsible for lust, love, and sex; he was also worshipped as a fertility deity. His
name is the root of words such as erotic. His Roman equivalent was Cupid, "desire", also known as
Amor, "love". He was often associated with Aphrodite. He was like Dionysus, sometimes referred to as
Eleutherios, "the liberator".
Product No: #038
Weight: 12 Lb.
Dimensions: W: 21.5" H: 11.25" D: 1"
In Stock: Yes
Price: $150.00
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Limited Edition
