P23.8 PERSEUS, MEDUSA & THE GORGONS
| Museum Collection | Musée du Louvre, Paris |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Louvre Ca2588 |
| Beazley Archive No. | 352011 |
| Ware | Attic Black Figure (White Ground) |
| Shape | Pyxis |
| Painter | Attributed to Compare to Haimon Painter |
| Date | ca 525 - 475 B.C. |
| Period | Archaic |
DESCRIPTION
Perseus flees with the head of the Gorgon Medusa. The hero wears winged boots and a cap, and holds a pair of hunting spears in one hand. The kibisis-bag containing the Gorgoneion hangs from his waist. The god Hermes strides before him, wearing winged boots and a chlamys cloak and carrying two spears. Athena follows with the serpent-trimmed aegis-cloak draped across her arm and a spear in one hand. Two winged Gorgons, each with a pair of serpents sprouting from their waists, pursue the hero. Medusa stands decapitated, flanked by her new-born twins--the winged horse Pegasus and the boy Chrysaor.
ARTICLES
Perseus, Medusa, Gorgones, Pegasus, Chrysaor, Athena, Hermes