English: An ancient amphora discovered at Vulci on the Tuscan coast, now in the British Museum, believed to depict the Greek myth of Laius, Celeus, Cerberus, and Aegolius being stung by the bees of the Dictaean Cave on Crete.

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Title: Zeus : a study in ancient religion
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Cook, Arthur Bernard, 1868-1952
Subjects: Zeus (Greek deity) Cults Sun worship Classical antiquities Folk literature
Publisher: Cambridge (Eng.) The University Press
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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wv \ yaixcpyjXrjs, (popieaKe iroTbv Att /mrjTibevTi. Supra i. 182 n. 8),while the Kouretes, or by later confusion the Korybantes, drowned his infant cries withthe clashing of their weapons (supra, i. 150, 530 n. o, 534, 659, 709. See furtherO. Immisch in Roscher Lex. Myth. ii. 1587 ff., J. Poerner De Curetibus et Corybantibus(Dissertationesphilologicae Halenses xxii. 2) Halis Saxonum 1913 pp. 245—428, Schwennin Pauly—Wissowa xi. 144T ff., 2202 ff.). Ant. Lib. 19 quotes from the Orjiithogonia of Boios (supra p. 463 n. i) a queer tale,which relates apparently to the Dictaean Cave : In Crete, they say, there is a cave sacredto bees. Tradition has it that in this cave Rhea gave birth to Zeus, and neither god norman may enter it. Every year at a definite time there is seen a great glare of fire fromthe cavern. This happens, so the story goes, when the blood from the birth of Zeus boilsout (iK^ir) with allusion to Zeis (supra i. 31 n. 3)), The cave is occupied by sacred bees, Plate XLII
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Amphora from Vulci, now in the British Museum: Laios, Keleos, Kerberos,and Aigolios stung by bees in the Dictaean Cave. See page 929 n. o. The Mountain-cults of Zeus 929 the nurses of Zeus. Laios, Keleos, Kerberos, and Aigolios dared to enter it that theymight draw as much honey as they could. They encased their bodies in bronze, drew thehoney of the bees, and saw the swathing-bands of Zeus. Whereupon their bronze armourburst asunder. Zeus thundered aloud and raised his bolt. But the Moirai and Themisintervened; for none might die in that spot. So Zeus made them all into birds, and fromthem sprang the tribe of birds—blue thrushes (\dioi), green woodpeckers (/ceXfot), birdsof an unknown species (Kep^epoi), and owls (aiyo)\Loi). These are good birds to appearand reliable beyond all other birds, because they saw the blood of Zeus. See furtherFolk-Lore 1904 xv. 388 f. A black-figured ainphora in the British Museum (Brit. Mus.Cat. Vases ii. 122 f. no. B 177 from ^z//r/),hitherto unpublis

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