The Statue of Zeus at Olympia (ca. 432 B.C.) is interesting largely for Ms. Hughes’s explanatory context. The figure of an “all-powerful, smiting Zeus was a late-comer to the Greek pantheon ...

This meant that any wars should be called off so that people could travel safely to Olympia. The entire games were dedicated to Zeus. Visitors flocked to see the Temple of Zeus. Inside stood a ...