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@AimeeMaroux@mastodon.social
2025-10-02 18:36:51
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It's the #DayOfZeus / Jupiter's Day / Thorsday! ⚡
"Because of his beauty, Zeus kidnapped Ganymedes by means of an eagle, and set him as cupbearer in the sky."
Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 3.141
🏛️ Bronze mirror case depicting the abduction of Ganymede by Zeus, Late #Etruscan

Etruscan bronze mirror case depicting the abduction of Ganymede by Zeus in the shape of a giant eagle. The eagle's talons hold on to a naked Ganymedes by the hips. Ganymedes reaches up, one arm holding on to the eagle's neck. Three figures are there to witness the abduction, two male and one female, all of them nude.