History of Ancient Pottery: Greek, Etruscan, and Roman. Volume 2 (of 2)Walters, H. B. (Henry Beauchamp)
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History of Ancient Pottery: Greek, Etruscan, and Roman. Volume 2 (of 2)
Walters, H. B. (Henry Beauchamp)
Mythology, Classical, in art; Pottery, Ancient; Pottery, Etruscan; Pottery, Greek; Pottery, Roman
A very favourite subject on B.F. and early vases, including some of the
finest specimens. Geryon is at first winged and only three-headed, then
triple-bodied, represented as three armed warriors united,[1140] one or
two of whom generally fall wounded. Herakles attacks with bow.
Early B.F. “Proto-Corinthian”: B.M. A 487 = _J.H.S._ v. p. 176.
Chalcidian: B.M. B 155; Bibl. Nat. 202 = Reinach, ii. 58 and
253 = Plate XXII.
Late B.F. B.M. B 156, B 194; Louvre F 53 = Reinach, ii. 59 =
Baumeister, i. p. 662, fig. 729 (Exekias); _J.H.S._ xviii. p.
299, and Bibl. Nat. 223 (abnormal types).
R.F. Munich 337 (Plate XXXVIII.) = Furtwaengler and Reichhold,
22 (Euphronios); Noel des Vergers, _Étrurie_, pl. 38.
Late. Berlin 3258; Naples 1924 = Millingen-Reinach, 27.
The driving off of the cattle by Herakles is also represented:
B.M. E 104; Reinach, ii. 58, 5; and see Klein, _Euphronios_, p. 61.
X. _The Girdle of Hippolyta._
B.F. B.M. B 533.
Late. Naples 3241 = Reinach, i. 384.
Besides the scenes in which Herakles is evidently capturing the girdle,
there are many vases on which he is seen in combat with Hippolyte and
other Amazons, such as Andromache or Alkaia, assisted himself by Iolaos
or Telamon.
B.F. B.M. B 154, B 426; Louvre E 875; Cambridge 44; _Bourguignon
Sale Cat._ 18 (Exekias); Berlin 3988 = _Coll. Sabouroff_, i. pl.
49.
R.F. B.M. E 45; Reinach, i. 166; Bibl. Nat. 535 = Reinach, ii. 265;
Bologna 322; Reinach, i. 353 = _Wiener Vorl._ vii. 4, 1 (Duris).
Late. Jatta 423 = Reinach, i. 206.
XI. _Fetching Kerberos from Hades._
The various types and methods of representing this subject have been
collected in _J.H.S._ xviii. p. 296; as typical examples may be given:
Early B.F. Louvre E 701 = Reinach, i. 153; Reinach, i. 389, ii. 32.
Late B.F. _J.H.S._ xviii. p. 295 (in B.M.); Reinach, ii. 69.
R.F. _Jahrbuch_ viii. (1893), pl. 2 (in Berlin) and p. 160 (in
Boston).
Late. On several of the “under-world” vases, see p. 68, Nos. 1–4,
11.
XII. _Fetching the Golden Apples from the Garden of the Hesperides._
There are two versions of this myth. In one, which seems to be the
earlier, Atlas fetches the apples, while Herakles supports the universe
for him (see above, p. 75). The vases representing Herakles in the
Garden surrounded by the Nymphs (for whom see p. 92) are almost all of
the later period:
B.F. Benndorf, _Gr. u. Sic. Vasenb._ pl. 42, 1.
R.F. B.M. E 224 = Furtwaengler-Reichhold, 8–9 (Plate XLI.).
Late. B.M. F 148; Naples 2873 = Millin-Reinach, i. 3 = _Wiener Vorl._
viii. 12, 3 (Assteas); and Naples 3255 = Reinach, i. 236 =
Baumeister, i. p. 686, fig. 745.
Parody. Athens 1894 = Reinach, i. 506 (?).
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