The statue of Zeus at Olympia, Greece, was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world and arguably the most famous statue of its day. Once built as a shrine to honor the Greek god Zeus, this statue was considered the incarnate of the Greeks’ most important god, and not to have seen it at least once in one's lifetime was considered a misfortune.
this statue of bacchus depicts the roman god of wine precariously perched on ...
this statue of bacchus depicts the roman god of wine precariously perched on a rock in a state of drunkenness. he wears a wreath of ivy and holds a goblet in one hand, brought up toward his lips for a drink. in the other hand, he holds a lion skin, which is a symbol for death derived from the myth of hercules. from behind his left leg peeks a satyr, significant to the cult of bacchus often representing a drunken, lusty, woodland deity
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