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title: Bronze Lamp from Vani with Zeus and Ganymede
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18178/bronze-lamp-from-vani-with-zeus-and-ganymede/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2023-12-14
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# Bronze Lamp from Vani with Zeus and Ganymede

_Authored by Carole Raddato_

## Image File

[![Bronze Lamp from Vani with Zeus and Ganymede](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18178.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18178.jpg)

## Image Caption

A three-nozzled [bronze](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/bronze/) lamp featuring the [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) [Zeus](https://www.worldhistory.org/zeus/) in the form of an eagle, carrying the boy [Ganymede](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ganymede/) off to Mount Olympus to be his cupbearer. When the lamp was lit, the beautiful youth would gleam, and the divine bird would be encircled by a glowing nimbus. Possibly [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/), from [Asia Minor](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/) (modern-day [Turkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/)), dated to 250-100 BCE.

Vani Archaeological Museum-Reserve, Georgia.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2023, November 23). Bronze Lamp from Vani with Zeus and Ganymede. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18178/bronze-lamp-from-vani-with-zeus-and-ganymede/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Bronze Lamp from Vani with Zeus and Ganymede." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 23, 2023. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18178/bronze-lamp-from-vani-with-zeus-and-ganymede/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Bronze Lamp from Vani with Zeus and Ganymede." *World History Encyclopedia*, 23 Nov 2023, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18178/bronze-lamp-from-vani-with-zeus-and-ganymede/>.

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