K10.8 HELEN & APHRODITE
| Museum Collection | Antikensammlung Berlin |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Berlin 30036 |
| Beazley Archive No. | 215552 |
| Ware | Attic Red Figure |
| Shape | Amphora, Neck |
| Painter | Name vase of the Heimarmene Painter |
| Date | ca 430 B.C. |
| Period | Classical |
DESCRIPTION
Detail of Aphrodite and Helen from a scene depicting her seduction by Paris. Aphrodite with the help of Peitho (Persuasion) and Himeros (Desire) persuades Helen to elope with Paris to Troy. Nemesis directs Tyche (Fortune) to punish the act.
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K33.1 Paris
