L2.1 HERACLES & ANTAEUS
| Museum Collection | Musée du Louvre, Paris |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Louvre G103 |
| Beazley Archive No. | 200064 |
| Ware | Attic Red Figure |
| Shape | Krater |
| Painter | Signed by Euphronios |
| Date | ca 515 - 505 B.C. |
| Period | Late Archaic |
DESCRIPTION
Heracles wrestles the Libyan giant Antaeus, grasping him in a choke hold. Two woman flank the pair, either daughters of the giant, his wife and mother (the earth-goddess Gaea), or Heracles' patron Athena and Gaea.