| ● Iconographic Type: Hexagenic™ Nomenclature Summary |
| Type: |
 III.2a.gio.3b.rom·dio.1 |
Ontolocators
(Prefix): |
 volume: |
III. coins |
 chapter (part): |
2. fantastic creatures (a. herpetomorphs) |
Integrals
(Stem): |
 subject: |
gio. Giant (ophiopode) |
 feature: |
3. assaulted by Jupiter (b. Jupiter on-foot) |
Differentials
(Suffix): |
 idiosyncrasy: |
rom. Rome (dio. Diocletian) |
 variation: |
1. Jupiter's lower·body leftward |
| ● Iconographic Type: Formal Semantic Indicators™ |
Identifiers
(Beings): |
 deity.1: |
Jupiter |
 hero: |
Ø |
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 mortal: |
Ø |
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 notable: |
Ø |
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 anonym: |
Ø |
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 animal: |
Ø |
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 creature.1: |
Giant (ophiopode) [Porphyrion?/
Eurymedon?/Enceladus?] |
|
 object.1: |
thunderbolt |
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object.2: |
chlamys [cloak] |
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object.3: |
groundline |
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 symbol: |
Ø |
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 pair: |
Ø |
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 duplet: |
Ø |
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 group: |
Ø |
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 set: |
Ø |
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 cluster: |
Ø |
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 artwork: |
Ø |
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 label.1: |
IOVI·FVL·GE·RAT·ORI [Iovi Fulgeratori [[to] Jupiter Thunderer]] [legend] |
Descriptors
(Properties): |
 epithet: |
Ø |
 syncretism: |
Ø |
|
 prosopon: |
Ø |
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 morphology.1: |
"deity.1" [Jupiter] (general: homogeneous; human; male) (head: human; male; with long hair; bearded) (upper·body: human; male; muscular; torso with two arms and two hands) (lower·body: human; male; with male genitals [suggested], two legs, and two feet) |
|
morphology.2: |
"creature.1" [Giant (ophiopode)] (general: composite; anthropoherpetomorphic; ophiopodeᴿᴰ) (head: human; male; with short hair; beardless) (upper·body: human; male; muscular; torso with two arms and two hands) (lower·body: human down from genitofemoral area; with two thighs; ophidian down from knees; with with two squamous serpent-protomes instead of lower·legs) |
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morphology.3: |
"object.1" [thunderbolt] (composite; thick, straight, beaded? central lightning stroke bundled with two slim, curving lateral lightning strokes) |
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morphology.4: |
"object.2" [chlamys] (homogeneous; single piece of fabric) |
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morphology.5: |
"object.3" [groundline] (homogeneous; straight; slender; full-span) |
|
 aspect.1: |
"deity.1" [Jupiter] (general: upright; standing rightward-frontward [advancing? leftward]; leaning leftward; unclad) (head: upright; rightward) (upper·body: upright; frontward-rightward; right·arm bent slightly, raised, with right·hand grasping; left·arm bent slightly, lowered, with left·hand open downward-leftward) (lower·body: upright; leftward-frontward; right·leg bent, extended downward-leftward with right·foot pointing leftward, grounded; left·leg straight, extended downward-rightward, with right·foot pointing downward-rightward, grounded) |
|
aspect.2: |
"creature.1" [Giant (ophiopode)] (general: upright; standing frontward-leftward; leaning slightly rightward; unclad) (head: upright; leftward) (upper·body: upright; frontward-leftward; right·arm bent slightly, raised, with right·hand open upward-leftward [self-protection?/distress?/
submission? gesture]; left·arm bent, lowered, with left·hand grasping?) (lower·body: upright; frontward; two thighs upright, spread; two serpent-protomes extended laterally, addorsed; right·serpent swirling, extended leftward, with head pointing leftward; left·serpent swirling, extended rightward, with head pointing rightward) |
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aspect.3: |
"object.1" [thunderbolt] (suspended aloft; tilted; pointing rightward-downward) |
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aspect.4: |
"object.2" [chlamys] (wrapped partially; billowing horizontally rightward) |
|
aspect.5: |
"object.3" [groundline] (horizontal) |
|
 vector.1: |
"main composition" (left-top →
right-bottom) |
Operators
(Relations): |
 contact.1: |
"deity.1" [Jupiter] ⟨wearing ⟨on ⁅left·arm and left·shoulder/left·arm, left·shoulder, and upper·thorax⁆⟩⟩ "object.2" [chlamys] |
| contact.2: |
"deity.1" [Zeus] ⟨standing [advancing?] ⟨upon [along?]⟩⟩ "object.3" [groundline] |
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contact.3: |
"creature.1" [Giant (ophiopode)] ⟨standing ⟨upon⟩⟩ "object.3" [groundline] |
|
 conflict.1: |
"deity.1" [Jupiter] ⟨brandishing [hurling?] ⟨in [with?] right·hand "object.1" [thunderbolt] at⟩⟩ "creature.1" [Giant (ophiopode)] |
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conflict.2: |
"deity.1" [Jupiter] ⟨treading ⟨with left·foot on right·lower·limb of⟩⟩ "creature.1" [Giant (ophiopode)] |
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conflict.3: |
"creature.1" [Giant (ophiopode)] ⟨fending ⟨off with right·arm assault of⟩⟩ "deity.1" [Jupiter] |
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 context: |
Ø |
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 contiguity: |
Ø |
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 inversion: |
Ø |
| ● Iconographic Type: Prominence |
Occurrences
(Registered Instances): |
 very rare |
1-6 specimens |
 sparse |
7-18 specimens |
| common |
19-60 specimens |
| abundant |
60+ specimens |
| ● Iconographic Type: Selected Universal Subject References |
ICONCLASS
(Codes and Descriptions): |
91C2(+6) |
the Giants, Gigantes (with serpents for feet), and their battle against the gods
(+ suffering, misfortune) |
| 91C21(+6) |
battle of the Giants against the gods: gigantomachy (+ suffering, misfortune) |
| 91C22(...)(+8) |
single named Giants (with NAME)
(+ attributes) |
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