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# Zeus stole the beautiful Ganymede by turning himself into an eagle
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/zevs-ukral-krasavtsa-ganimeda-prevrativshis-v-orla/
- Published: 2018-01-14T17:14:38.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T05:44:49.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: NB!, Art, Museums, Observations, Saint Petersburg, Humour

Zeus stole the beautiful Ganymede by turning himself into an eagle. I do not know whether the youth is feeding the bird on this bas-relief from the Hermitage before the abduction or after it, but I think you will have understood what a vile, lecherous beast this Zeus was