P14.1 AMPHITRITE, ATHENA & THESEUS

Museum Collection | Musée du Louvre, Paris |
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Catalogue No. | Louvre G104 |
Beazley Archive No. | 203217 |
Ware | Attic Red Figure |
Shape | Kylix |
Painter | Attributed to Onesimos |
Date | ca 500 - 490 B.C. |
Period | Late Archaic |
DESCRIPTION
Theseus is received by the goddess Amphitrite in the undersea palace of his father Poseidon. The hero is supported by a tiny fish-tailed god--presumably Triton--and introduced by the goddess Athena.