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Zeus Laphystius

deity sky Greek single tradition · 1

According to C. O. Müller, the Argonautic myth originated in the worship of Zeus Laphystius. He is presented as a form of Zeus associated with the expedition and its sacred elements. The epithet links him to the ritual context of the story.

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co occurs with
Phrixus, Helle, Jason, Aeëtes, Medea

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Sources

encyclopedia (1)
  1. Argonauts (Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed.) (1911)
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“According to C. O. Müller, it had its origin in the worship of Zeus Laphystius; the fleece is the pledge of reconciliation...”

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