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It's the Day of Zeus / Jupiter's Day / ! ⚡

"[] in his Colchian Women, speaking of Ganymede, says—
μηροῖς ὑπαίθων τὴν Διὸς τυραννίδα
Inflaming with his thighs mighty Zeus"
Sophokles, Kolchides cited in Deipnosophistaí 13.79 by Athenaios Naukrátios

🏛️ Zeus seduces Ganymede, detail from a hydria attributed to the Eupolis Painter

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Red-figure vase painting of Zeus and Ganymedes. Zeus, wearing a chiton and a himation, holds a scepter with his left hand. He extends his arms towards Ganymede, trying to grab the youth. The youthful Ganymede is portrayed with a hoop. According to Ganimede's iconography his left hand holds a rooster. In the Greek ancient tradition, roosters and hares are symbolic animals with a high erotic meaning.
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