Winged Erinys, goddess of vengeance | Greek vase, Apulian red figure

T40.4 ERINYS

Museum Collection: Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Catalogue Number: Berlin 1969.9
Beazley Archive Number: N/A
Ware: Apulian Red Figure
Shape: --
Painter: Attr. to the the Suessula Painter
Date: ca 350 BC.
Period: Late Classical

SUMMARY

Detail of an Erinys from a scene depicting the release of Prometheus. The Erinys is seated next to Persephone in the underworld. She is winged, has serpentine locks, and is dressed as a huntress, with short skirt, hunting boots and spears.

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