Himeros, god of desire, & Peitho, goddess of persuasion | Greek vase, Athenian red figure calyx krater

O6.5 PEITHO & HIMEROS

Museum Collection: Museo Nazionale, Palermo, Italy
Catalogue Number: Palermo 21887
Beazley Archive Number: 220558
Ware: Attic Red Figure
Shape: Krater, calyx
Painter: In the Manner of the Pheidias Painter
Date: ca 420 BC
Period: Classical

SUMMARY

Side A: Detail of Himeros and Peitho from a scene depicting the love of Aphrodite and Phaon. Eros rides a pair of fawns (see other image for detail).
Side B: The gods of Delos (other image)

NOTEThis is a drawing of the vase rather than a photographic representation.

ARTICLESPeitho, Himeros

OTHER IMAGES OF VASE

       
 
 
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