270
Aristaios
guess?—dubs him 'King' of the Ceans1. Diodoros, probably drawing
upon Timaios2 (c. 346—c. 250 B.C.), is aware that he left descendants
in Keos, and states that in Sardinia he begat two sons called
Charmos and Kallikarpos3. The well-omened4 jingling names are
suggestive of a Dioscuric pair. Finally, Aristaios, identified by the
poets with Zeus5, appears as a Zeus-like head, bearded and often
laureate, on Hellenistic coins of Keos (figs. 179—182)6 and of the
F'g- 183- Fig. 184.
r>g- i85- Fig. 186.
I Hyg. poet. astr. 2. 4 (quoted supra p. 266 n. 3).
- Supra p. 268 n. 4. 8 Diod. 4. 82.
4 With Xdpfios cp. Pind. Pyth. 9. 64 arfp&ai xdp/J-a <pl\ois of Aristaios himself-
6 Supra p. 267 f. Coi),s
II Brit. Mas. Cat. Coins Crete etc. p. 89 pi. 21, 1—5 ' Aristaeus ?,
- Hunter w ^ j6s
ii. 203 pi. 43, 14 'Zeus (Aristaios),' Weber Cat. Coins ii. 557 nos. 4632__*6f* „#0*
'Aristaeos,' McCUan Cat. Coins ii. 518 pi. 245, 26 f. 'Aristaeos,' Head 1 'xei\io
p. 482 f. ' Aristaeos represented like Zeus.' Rev. KEI or KEIflN Seirios. I "S11
bronze coins in the Leake collection and two in the McClean collection.
Aristaios
guess?—dubs him 'King' of the Ceans1. Diodoros, probably drawing
upon Timaios2 (c. 346—c. 250 B.C.), is aware that he left descendants
in Keos, and states that in Sardinia he begat two sons called
Charmos and Kallikarpos3. The well-omened4 jingling names are
suggestive of a Dioscuric pair. Finally, Aristaios, identified by the
poets with Zeus5, appears as a Zeus-like head, bearded and often
laureate, on Hellenistic coins of Keos (figs. 179—182)6 and of the
F'g- 183- Fig. 184.
r>g- i85- Fig. 186.
I Hyg. poet. astr. 2. 4 (quoted supra p. 266 n. 3).
- Supra p. 268 n. 4. 8 Diod. 4. 82.
4 With Xdpfios cp. Pind. Pyth. 9. 64 arfp&ai xdp/J-a <pl\ois of Aristaios himself-
6 Supra p. 267 f. Coi),s
II Brit. Mas. Cat. Coins Crete etc. p. 89 pi. 21, 1—5 ' Aristaeus ?,
- Hunter w ^ j6s
ii. 203 pi. 43, 14 'Zeus (Aristaios),' Weber Cat. Coins ii. 557 nos. 4632__*6f* „#0*
'Aristaeos,' McCUan Cat. Coins ii. 518 pi. 245, 26 f. 'Aristaeos,' Head 1 'xei\io
p. 482 f. ' Aristaeos represented like Zeus.' Rev. KEI or KEIflN Seirios. I "S11
bronze coins in the Leake collection and two in the McClean collection.