Cook, Arthur B.: Zeus: a study in ancient religion (Band 3,1): Zeus god of the dark sky (earthquake, clouds, wind, dew, rain, meteorits): Text and notes (Cambridge, 1940)

The aigts and Gorgdneion of Athena 857

We are, however, concerned primarily with the aigis of Athena.
And here it is interesting to see how, through contact with that
dominant and yet gracious personality, the Gorgdneion was gradually
converted from demon to angel. On the Albani statue1 (fig. 694),

Fig. 694. Fig. 695.

Fig. 696. Fig. 697.

Helios to the Gorgon—perhaps originally suggested by the name Gorgos—is completed
by the addition of small wings in the hair.

Friederichs—Wolters Gipsabgiisse p. 242 f. no. 524, A. Baumeister in his Denkm.

2'5 f- figs. 169, 170, A. Furtwangler in Roscher Lex. Myth. i. 695 fig., id. Masterpieces
°f Ck. Sculpt, pp. 78—81 figs. 29 and 30 (head in profile) (attributed to Praxias pupil of
^alamis), Brunn—Bruckmann Denkm. der gr. undrom. Sculpt, pi. 220, F. Diimmler in

auly—Wissowa Rcal-Enc. ii. 2013, W. Helbig Fiihrer durc/i die offentlichen Santm-
ungen klassischer Altcrtiimer in Rom* Leipzig 1913 ii. 428 f. no. 1878.