Keraunios
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The epithet Keraunios, meaning “Thunderer,” is one of the many titles attributed to Zeus, emphasizing his role as the god of thunder, lightning, and storms. As Zeus Keraunios, he wielded the keraunos (thunderbolt), a powerful weapon crafted for him by the Cyclopes in gratitude for liberating them from imprisonment. The thunderbolt symbolized Zeus’s supreme authority over the cosmos, his ability to enforce justice, and his dominion over the natural and divine realms. This epithet encapsulates his role as a god who could both nurture and destroy, controlling the forces of nature with unmatched power.
Thessaly, Olosson
Struck by Perrhaiboi in honour of their mint city
circa 400-350 BCE
Æ 3.29g, 15mm, 3h.
Thessalian horseman, wearing petasos and chlamys, on horse prancing to right /
ΟΛΟΣ[ΣΟ]-Ν-[Ι]-Ω[Ν], Zeus Keraunios advancing to right, wearing chlamys over shoulders, hurling thunderbolt with right hand, eagle standing to right on his left arm.
S. Lavva, Zur Münzprägung von Olosson, La Thessalie, Actes du Colloque International. Lyon, 1990, p. 315, 2; BCD Thessaly I 1218