O20.5 HERACLES & ACHELOUS
| Museum Collection | Muséé du Louvre, Paris |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Louvre G365 |
| Beazley Archive No. | 6911 |
| Ware | Attic Red Figure |
| Shape | Krater, Column |
| Painter | - |
| Date | ca. 475 - 425 B.C. |
| Period | Classical |
DESCRIPTION
Heracles battles the Aetolian river-god Achelous for the hand of Deianira. The aquatic deity has the head of a man and the body and horns of a bull. The hero wears a lion-skin cape and brandishes a knotted club, and a torn-off bull horn lies at his feet. The princess Deianira stands behind him, cloaked in a veil and holding a royal sceptre.