> [[Macedo]]. Article. "Zeus as (Rider of) Thunderbolt: A Brief Remark on Some of his Epithets". Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, 2017. > [academia.edu](https://www.academia.edu/42148278) > [pdf](a/macedo2017-zeus.pdf) ## Abstract > Zeus' epithets related to his storm-god function may be divided into three main types as far as his weapon, the thunderbolt, is concerned: a frst in which the god throws his weapon from afar (e.g. κεραυνοβόλος), a second in which the god is identified with the thunderbolt (e.g. κεραυνός), and a third in which he is figured riding it as a charioteer (e.g. ἐλασιβρόντας). In what follows I shall briefly discuss the last two categories, including some epithets which might belong in either (e.g. καταιβάτης). Comparative evidence will be presented for both types. ## Contents ``` I. Zeus as Thunderbolt II. Zeus as Rider of Tunderbolts II.1 [CHARIOT] [THUNDERBOLT] II.2 [HAND] [THUNDERBOLT] II.3 [WEAPON] [THUNDERBOLT] II.4 [FLIGHT] [THUNDERBOLT] III. Conclusion ```