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20 ZEUS, MINOS, GANYMEDES AND THE EAGLE. [CHAP.
the presence of Zeus112; and some describe that deity
as having himself assumed the eagle's form on the oc-
casion113. There are also other traditions, which would
equally account for the appearance of the king of birds
in company with Zeus, both on Cretan coins, and on the
lamp in question114. According to Homer, " the Gods"
carried off Ganymedes on account of his beauty, and
that he might pour out nectar for Zeus115. Echemenes,
who wrote on Crete, mentions a tradition of this island,
that it was Minos, and not Zeus, by whom the youth
was carried off116; and the Chalcidians of Euboea also
gave the credit of the exploit to the same mythical
personage117.
112 See Hemsterhusius, on Lucian, Tom. 1. p. 210. Heyne, on
Apollodor. p. 741.
113 Lucian, 1. c.
114 See Servius, on Virgil, Aen. i. 308. Spanheim, on Callimachus
Hymn to Zeus, 68.
116 Homer, II. xx. 234. Scholiast, on Apollonius Rhodius, in. 115.
u6 Athenaeus, xiii. p. 601. e. 'Exejuei/Tjs yovv, in tois Kpij-rticol?,
oil tov Ai'ct (pijalv dptrarrai nrbv ravv/j.ij8i]v> dX\d Wluuicl. EuSTATHJUS,
on II. xx. p. 1205. Heyne, on Apollodor. p. 532.
117 Hemsterhusius, 1. c. Meineke, on Euphorio, p. 10. Schneid-
ewin, on Ibycus, pp. 112—115.
the presence of Zeus112; and some describe that deity
as having himself assumed the eagle's form on the oc-
casion113. There are also other traditions, which would
equally account for the appearance of the king of birds
in company with Zeus, both on Cretan coins, and on the
lamp in question114. According to Homer, " the Gods"
carried off Ganymedes on account of his beauty, and
that he might pour out nectar for Zeus115. Echemenes,
who wrote on Crete, mentions a tradition of this island,
that it was Minos, and not Zeus, by whom the youth
was carried off116; and the Chalcidians of Euboea also
gave the credit of the exploit to the same mythical
personage117.
112 See Hemsterhusius, on Lucian, Tom. 1. p. 210. Heyne, on
Apollodor. p. 741.
113 Lucian, 1. c.
114 See Servius, on Virgil, Aen. i. 308. Spanheim, on Callimachus
Hymn to Zeus, 68.
116 Homer, II. xx. 234. Scholiast, on Apollonius Rhodius, in. 115.
u6 Athenaeus, xiii. p. 601. e. 'Exejuei/Tjs yovv, in tois Kpij-rticol?,
oil tov Ai'ct (pijalv dptrarrai nrbv ravv/j.ij8i]v> dX\d Wluuicl. EuSTATHJUS,
on II. xx. p. 1205. Heyne, on Apollodor. p. 532.
117 Hemsterhusius, 1. c. Meineke, on Euphorio, p. 10. Schneid-
ewin, on Ibycus, pp. 112—115.