Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

enthroned thunder-bearing ruler with eagle and sceptre

enthroned_thunder_bearing_ruler_with_eagle_and_sceptre

A motif of the Supreme Ruler and Cosmic Sovereignty family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


greek roman

  • Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome DIVISION OF THE WORLD. / THEORIES AS TO THE ORIGIN OF MAN. / THIRD DYNASTY--OLYMPIAN DIVINITIES. / JUPITER.; lines 1275-1294 confidence: high

    The Romans represented Jupiter seated on an ivory throne, holding thunderbolts in his right hand and a sceptre in his left, with an eagle beside the throne.

    The passage describes Jupiter seated on an ivory throne, holding thunderbolts and a sceptre, with an eagle beside him.

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