TERMESSOS MAJOR in PISIDIA 71BC Ancient Greek Coin ZEUS & BULL i22767

Description: Item: i22767 Authentic Ancient Coin of: Greek city of Termessos Major in Pisidia (Asia Minor) Bronze 14mm (1.92 grams) Struck 71-36 B.C. Laureate head of Zeus right. Forepart of humped bull left, TEP in exergue. An important city of south-western Pisidia, high up in the Tauros mountains, Termessos at one time controlled a large area of territory extending into northern Lycia. Its position was given recognition by the Romans in 71 B.C. from which era its earliest coins date. You are bidding on the exact item pictured, provided with a Certificate of Authenticity and Lifetime Guarantee of Authenticity. In the ancient Greek religion , Zeus zews zooss ; Ancient Greek : Î–ÎµÏ�Ï‚; Modern Greek : Î”Î¯Î±Ï‚, Dias) was the "Father of Gods and men" (Ï€Î±Ï„á½´Ï� á¼€Î½Î´Ï�á¿¶Î½ Ï„Îµ Î¸Îµá¿¶Î½ Ï„Îµ) who ruled the Olympians of Mount Olympus as a father ruled the family. He was the god of sky and thunder in Greek mythology . His Roman counterpart is Jupiter and Etruscan counterpart is Tinia . Zeus was the child of Cronus and Rhea , and the youngest of his siblings. In most traditions he was married to Hera, although, at the oracle of Dodona , his consort was Dione : according to the Iliad , he is the father of Aphrodite by Dione. He is known for his erotic escapades. These resulted in many godly and heroic offspring, including Athena , Apollo and Artemis , Hermes , Persephone (by Demeter ), Dionysus , Perseus , Heracles , Helen of Troy , Minos , and the Muses (by Mnemosyne ); by Hera, he is usually said to have fathered Ares, Hebe and Hephaestus . As Walter Burkert points out in his book, Greek Religion, "Even the gods who are not his natural children address him as Father, and all the gods rise in his presence." For the Greeks, he was the King of the Gods , who oversaw the universe. As Pausanias observed, "That Zeus is king in heaven is a saying common to all men". In Hesiod's Theogony Zeus assigns the various gods their roles. In the Homeric Hymns he is referred to as the chieftain of the gods. His symbols are the thunderbolt , eagle , bull , and oak . In addition to his Indo-European inheritance, the classical "cloud-gatherer" also derives certain iconographic traits from the cultures of the Ancient Near East , such as the scepter . Zeus is frequently depicted by Greek artists in one of two poses: standing, striding forward, with a thunderbolt leveled in his raised right hand, or seated in majesty. Zeus, poetically referred to by the vocative Zeu pater ("O, father Zeus"), is a continuation of *DiÌ¯Ä“us, the Proto-Indo-European god of the daytime sky, also called *Dyeus ph2tÄ“r ("Sky Father").[9] The god is known under this name in Sanskrit (compare Dyaus/Dyaus Pita ), Latin (compare Jupiter , from Iuppiter, deriving from the Proto-Indo-European vocative *dyeu-ph2tÄ“r[10]), deriving from the basic form *dyeu- ("to shine", and in its many derivatives, "sky, heaven, god").[9] And in Germanic mythology (compare *TÄ«waz > Old High German language Ziu, Old Norse TÃ½r ), together with Latin deus, dÄ«vus and Dis (a variation of dÄ«ves[11]), from the related noun *deiwos.[11] To the Greeks and Romans, the god of the sky was also the supreme god. Zeus is the only deity in the Olympic pantheon whose name has such a transparent Indo-European etymology. ompare Jupiter , from Iuppiter, deriving from the Proto-Indo-European vocative *dyeu-ph2tÄ“r[10]), deriving from the basic form *dyeu- ("to shine", and in its many derivatives, "sky, heaven, god").[9] And in Germanic mythology (compare *TÄ«waz > Old High German language Ziu, Old Norse TÃ½r ), together with Latin deus, dÄ«vus and Dis (a variation of dÄ«ves[11]), from the related noun *deiwos.[11] To the Greeks and Romans, the god of the sky was also the supreme god. Zeus is the only deity in the Olympic pantheon whose name has such a transparent Indo-European etymology. Frequently Asked Questions How long until my order is shipped? Depending on the volume of sales, it may take up to 5 business days for shipment of your order after the receipt of payment. How will I know when the order was shipped? 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