K2.9 POSEIDON & AMYMONE
| Museum Collection | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Boston 34.79 |
| Beazley Archive No. | - |
| Ware | Attic Red Figure |
| Shape | Pelike |
| Painter | Attributed to the Lykaon Painter |
| Date | ca 440 B.C. |
| Period | Classical |
DESCRIPTION
Side A: Poseidon pursues the Danaid Amymone. The god holds his familiar trident and the maiden a water jug (hydria). The other woman is presumably a second Danaid.
Side B: Odysseus converses with the shade of Elpenor in the underworld (not shown).