Zeus, god of the skies and master of Olympus

This sculpture depicts Zeus, god of the Olympus with an eagle by his side. The head of the god and that of the eagle are considered to be modern parts. The eagle is often depicted on Zeus' side, the eagle is in fact the god's messenger and his most loyal animal and companion. According to the mythololgy, the eagle was once a mortal human being named Periphas. Periphas was a king who was celebrated and known like a god within the mortals. Zeus got angry at him and threw him a thunderbolt, Apollon intervened transforming the king into an eagle and sitting him beside Zeus as a punishment. Other stories narrate how the golden eagle was never a human being, he was adopted by Zeus as a sign of good omen before the Titan War.这件雕塑刻画了奥林匹斯众神之王宙斯（Zeus），其身旁伴有一只雄鹰。该雕塑中宙斯与雄鹰的头部被认定为后世补配的部件。 雄鹰常被刻画在宙斯身侧，事实上它是宙斯的信使，也是其最忠诚的兽类伙伴。在神话传说中，这只雄鹰曾是一位名为佩里法斯（Periphas）的凡人。佩里法斯是一位凡人国王，在世人心目中的威望堪比神祇。宙斯因此震怒，向他掷出雷霆；阿波罗（Apollon）出面干预，将这位国王变形为雄鹰，并让它伴于宙斯身侧以作惩戒。 另有传说称，这只金雕从未化为人形，而是在泰坦之战（Titan War）前便被宙斯收养，作为吉兆的象征。