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Z32.2 GANYMEDES & THE EAGLE

Ganymedes & Eagle | Greco-Roman mosaic
DETAILS
Museum Collection Kato Paphos Archaeological Park, Paphos
Catalogue No. -
Type Mosaic
Context Paphos, House of Dionysos
Date C3rd A.D.
Period Imperial Roman

DESCRIPTION

The youth Ganymedes is seized by the eagle of Zeus or the god himself in the guise of an eagle. The Trojan prince wears a peaked Phrygian cap and holds a hunting spear in his hand.

ARTICLES

Ganymedes, Eagle of Zeus