| ● Iconographic Type: Hexagenic™ Nomenclature Summary |
| Type: |
 III.2a.gio.1.rom·lva.0 |
Ontolocators
(Prefix): |
 volume: |
III. coins |
 chapter (part): |
2. fantastic creatures (a. herpetomorphs) |
Integrals
(Stem): |
 subject: |
gio. Giant (ophiopode) |
 feature: |
1. grasping thunderbolt |
Differentials
(Suffix): |
 idiosyncrasy: |
rom. Rome (lva. Lucius Valerius Acisculus) |
 variation: |
0. Ø |
| ● Iconographic Type: Formal Semantic Indicators™ |
Identifiers
(Beings): |
 deity: |
Ø |
 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: |
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: |
Ø |
Descriptors
(Properties): |
 epithet: |
Ø |
 syncretism: |
Ø |
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 prosopon: |
Ø |
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 morphology.1: |
"creature.1" [Giant (ophiopode)] (general: composite; anthropoherpetomorphic; ophiopodeᴿᴰ) (head: human; male; with long, matted hair; bearded) (upper·body: human; male; muscular; torso with two arms and two hands) (lower·body: ophidian down from genitofemoral area; with vegetative, polyphyllous skirt and two squamous serpent-protomes instead of legs) |
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morphology.2: |
"object.1" [thunderbolt] (composite; four lightning strokes bundled together) |
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morphology.3: |
"object.2" [groundline] (homogeneous; straight; slender; full-span) |
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 aspect.1: |
"creature.1" [Giant (ophiopode)] (general: upright; standing frontward; unclad) (head: upright; frontward) (upper·body: upright; frontward; right·arm bent, lowered, with right·hand grasping; left·arm bent, raised, with left·hand open downward?, in head's proximity [self-protection?/distress?/
amazement? gesture]) (lower·body: upright; frontward; vegetative skirt with leaves hanging downward; two serpent-protomes extended laterally, addorsed; right·serpent swirling, rearing leftward-upward, with head? pointing leftward; left·serpent swirling, rearing rightward-upward, with head? pointing rightward) |
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aspect.2: |
"object.1" [thunderbolt] (horizontal) |
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aspect.3: |
"object.2" [groundline] (horizontal) |
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 vector.1: |
"main composition" (center → periphery) |
Operators
(Relations): |
 contact.1: |
"creature.1" [Giant (ophiopode)] ⟨standing ⟨upon⟩⟩ "object.2" [groundline] |
 conflict.1: |
"creature.1" [Giant (ophiopode)] ⟨grasping ⟨with right·hand⟩⟩ "object.1" [thunderbolt] |
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conflict.2: |
"object.1" [thunderbolt] ⟨protruding ⟨from right·side of⟩⟩ "creature.1" [Giant (ophiopode)] |
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 context: |
Ø |
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 contiguity: |
Ø |
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 inversion.1: |
obverse: Jupiter's head {profile; rightward; laureate} |
| ● 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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