M20.1 JASON & THE DRAGON
| Museum Collection | Gregorian Etruscan Museum, Vatican City |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Vatican 16545 |
| Beazley Archive No. | 205162 |
| Ware | Attic Red Figure |
| Shape | Kylix |
| Painter | Attributed to Douris |
| Date | ca. 500 - 450 B.C. |
| Period | Late Archaic |
DESCRIPTION
The Colchian Dragon disgorges the hero Jason before the tree hung with the Golden Fleece in the sacred grove of Ares. The hero's patron-goddess Athena oversees his salvation. She wears a Sphinx-decorated helm and Gorgon-headed, serpent-trimmed aegis cloak, and holds a spear in one hand and small owl in the other.
This version of the myth is from a lost work by an unknown ancient Greek writer.