Altar of Zeus at Mount Ida

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Altar of Zeus at Mount Ida

Description

A man stands on top of a large rock with snow along a hill in the background. The label identifies the site as the Altar of Zeus, where offerings and sacrifices to the god would be made.

Place name

Mount Ida (mountain)

Subject

Landscape
People

Notes

Because Mount Ida is named as the brithplace of Zeus in Greek mythology, it would follow that there would be an Altar of Zeus dedicated to the god.

Date photographed

May 1980

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