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ii. 904 n. 3. For Mt Ossa and its cults (no sign of Zeus) see F, Stahlin Das hellenische
Thessalien Stuttgart 1924 p. 40 f.

ii. 904 n. 4. F. Stahlin Das hellenische Thessalien Stuttgart 1924 p. 46f. describes
Homolion and states that on its akropolis (233111 above sea-level), beneath the unroofed
chapel of St Elias, remains of a temple have come to light together with glazed sherds of
the fifth and fourth centuries B.C. Close by was found the foot of a colossal statue
(c. 5111 high) with a thunderbolt represented on its sandal. This is now preserved in the
Museum at Volo, and may fairly be taken as implying the local cult of Zeus ['0/j.oXdjLos ?].

ii. 90411. 6. H. Scheffel ' Eine antike Opferstatte auf dem Olymp ' in the Ath.
Mitth. 1922 (published 1924) xlvii. 129 f. reports that in the summer of 1923 he climbed
the highest peak of Mt Olympes and found there no trace of ancient cult, but that on one
of the neighbouring summits (c. 2900'" high, i.e. c. ioom below the true top) he recognised
remains of an altar and, strewn among the stones of the peak, some hundreds of sherds,
badly weathered and broken. Perhaps one half of their number showed traces of ancient
black glaze, and the fragments collected must have come from several dozen vessels—
small cups, jugs, bowls, etc., mostly of late classical times. Scheffel justly identifies this
with the altar of Zeus mentioned by Solin. 8. 6 [stipra i. 103 n. 1).

F. Stahlin Das hellenische Thessalien Stuttgart 1924 pp. 5—11 gives a good descrip-
tion of the mountain with concise geological, topographical, and historical notes.

But by far the most important source for exact knowledge of Olympos is now M. Kurz
Le Mont Olympe (Thessalie) Paris—Neuchatel 1923. This well-written and brilliantly
illustrated monograph contains a historical introduction (pp. 7—35), a full record of
successive explorations (pp. 37—157), chapters on cartography (pp. 159—186) and
toponomy (pp. [87—207), with sundry appendixes (pp. 209—232). Its illustrations
include 3 photographic panoramas, 14 plates, and 2 coloured maps, one of which (scale
1 : 20,coo) is a special survey made by the author {supra p. 906 n. o).

ii. 91011. 1. B. Pace ' II tempio di Giove Olimpico in Agrigento' in the Mon. d. Line.
1922 xxviii. 173—252 with pis. 1—3 and figs. 1—31 gives a historical account of the
temple and of the attempts hitherto made to recover its arrangements (pp. 175—198),
a fresh discussion of its plan, elevation, roof, doors, Atlantes, and sculpture (pp. 199—236),
and an Appendix on ancient buildings with facades involving an uneven number of columns
(pp. 237—252). The main conclusions reached by the author are as follows. The temple
had a central nave and two side aisles {upvirrol wepLiraToi, cp. Athen. 206 a). The cross-
wall at the western end of the nave marked the beginning of an ddyton, which could be
entered also from the aisles. The building was hypaethral, the central nave being left
open like an atrium, though the ddyton and the side aisles were roofed over. Whether it
had pediments is doubtful (R. Pierce on p. 208 ff. is clear that it had not, and on pi. 3
restores it without them). The metopes at either end were carved ; those of the long sides
were plain. The Atlantes and Caryatids were not placed in the external intercolumniations
(supra p. 914 fig. 827), but engaged in the internal pilasters of the hypaethral nave
(N. Maggiore ' Nota sulla collocazione dei cosi detti giganti nell' Olimpico agrigentino '
in Due opuscoli archeologici Palermo 1834 p. 21). No ramps are assumed.

ii. 920 n. o. C. Picard in 1923 reconstructed from remains of sculpture in the
Artemision at Delos two lionesses with heads raised in attendance on the goddess. He
supposes that this group was set up near the Keraton or altar of horns (G. Glotz La
civilisation egienne Paris 1923 p. 476).

ii. 922 n. o. See now Rubensohn 'Das Delion von Paros' in the Jahrb. d. Deutsch.
Arch. Lnst. 1923/24 xxxviii/ix Arch. Anz. pp. 118—121.

ii. 929 n. o. W. Aly Der kretische Apollonkult Leipzig 1908 p. 47 n. 4 regards the
hound of Praisos (Theophr. 7repi ^pwros frag. 113 Wimmer ap. Strab. 478, cp. Ant. Lib.
36 (supra i. 720 n. 4), schol. Od. 19. 518, schol. Pind. 01. 1. 91 a) as a sort of Kerberos,
guardian of the Dictaean Zeus.

ii. 933 n. o. See now M. M. Gillies 'The Ball of Eros (Ap. Rhod. iii. 135 ff.)' in the
Class. Rev. 1924 xxxviii. 50 f.

ii. 957 n. 2 on Zeus at Sardeis. E. Littmann in Sardis vi. 1. 13 (cp. ib. pp. 42, 70)
quotes from two Lydian inscriptions the four following phrases :

110.4 (inv. 1), b 4f. fakmut Hiidans \ Art2i?iuk vqbahent, 'then him may Hudans and
Artemis destroy.'

no. 23 (inv. 7), 1 Hudan. Artimiiit, daquve.st, 'is sacred to Hudans and Artemis' (?).