Note 17 — PREFACE BY THE EDITOR.
L. Dora Schmitz translation
On the whole subject of this symbolism see the recent work of Professor Conze on the ‘Figures of Heroes and Gods’ (Heroen-und Götter-Gestalten). He shows that the symbol preceded the image, two things which have been confounded in the discussion. A fuller illustration may be obtained from the use of animals in the armorial devices of the Greeks, which has been recently discussed by Professor Curtius in a paper contributed to the Berlin Academy of Science. He believes that the practice came originally from Assyria, so that Troy would be on the route.