The entire figure of Zeus appears in various attitudes, of which the following are of most frequent occurrence:—
Zeus enthroned [(Fig. 4)], holding in one hand a sceptre, and in the other an eagle or a victory.
Zeus standing, with eagle or victory.
Zeus advancing, with ægis on his arm and hurling his thunderbolt.
Zeus Labrandeus on coins of Caria stands full draped, with the double axe (Labrys) over his shoulder and a sceptre in his hand.
| Fig. 4. Zeus (Jupiter). | Fig. 5. Apollo. |
Hades (Pluto), the king of the under world, resembles Zeus in type, but is usually accompanied by Cerberus.
Serapis. The great Egyptian divinity of the Ptolemaic age is also very like Zeus, but his head is always surmounted by a lofty modius (a measure for corn), which is often richly ornamented.