Switzerland Zurich Ganymed statue at riverbank Zurich lake

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Switzerland Zurich Ganymed statue at riverbank Zurich lake According to Greek mythology Ganymede the handsome king s son was kidnapped and taken up to the top of Mount Olympus This statue by Hermann Hubacher in 1952 does not however depict this kidnapping but symbolizes instead man s longing to ascend Mount Olympus hand raised Ganymede pleads with Zeus father of the gods who appears as the eagle to bear him up

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Size: 5365px × 3577px
Photo credit: © travelstock44.de / Juergen Held / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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