Book Title: Apotheosis vel consecratio Homeri : sive, Lapis antiquissimus in quo poëtarum principis Homeri consecratio sculpta est / commentario illustratus a Gisbertio Cupero. Accedunt Explicatio gemme Augustææ: Numismata antiqua explicata: Inscriptiones & marmora antiqua exposita & illustrata; nec non Utilitas quam ex numismatis principes capere possunt; auctore eodem.

Author: Cuper, Gisbert, 1644-1716

Image Title: Statue of Diana of Ephesus

Description: This illustration synthesizes the typical iconography of Artemis of Ephesus, also known as the Lady of Ephesus, with her Roman equivalent, Diana. The Ephesians housed the cult statue and temple of Artemis in Ephesus, which they claimed was her place of origin. Both Artemis and Diana were revered as the goddess of the hunt and of wild animals. In this image, the goddess wears a mural crown typical of Artemis and is flanked by two animals of the hunt gazing up at her, a common feature in iconography of Diana. The goddess’s body is enclosed in a gem-covered tapering pillar-like term from which her feet protrude, and she holds a flaming rod in each hand. The letters AC appear to the left of her face, and T appears to her right .

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