N1.1 NYX, HESPERUS & SELENE
| Museum Collection | State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | St Petersburg ST1798 |
| Beazley Archive No. | 217506 |
| Ware | Attic Red Figure |
| Shape | Krater, Calyx Fragments |
| Painter | Attributed to NR: Pronomos Painter |
| Date | ca 425 - 375 B.C. |
| Period | - |
DESCRIPTION
The gods of night--Nyx, Hesperus and Selene--travel across the sky. Nyx, goddess of the night, leads the procession with a hand raised. She is followed by Hesperus, god of the evening star, who is depicted as a head encircled by the shining aureole of his star. Selene, goddess of the moon, appears last, riding side-saddle on a horse with her billowing robe forming the shape of the crescent moon.