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K15.1 CHIRON, THEMIS, HEBE & DIONYSUS

Chiron, Themis, Hebe & Dionysus | Attic black figure vase painting
DETAILS
Museum Collection British Museum, London
Catalogue No. London 1971,1101.1
Beazley Archive No. 350099
Ware Attic Black Figure
Shape Dinos
Painter Signed by Sophilos
Date ca. 580 - 570 B.C.
Period Archaic

DESCRIPTION

Detail of the Nymphs, Themis, Chiron, Hebe and Dionysus from a painting depicting the procession of gods attending the wedding of Peleus and Thetis.

Dionysus the god of wine, Hebe cupbearer of the gods, the immortal centaur Chiron, Themis councillor of Zeus and their three Nymph daughters follow in procession. Themis holds a sceptre, Chiron bears a branch hung with the bounty of the hunt--hares and a deer--, and Dionysus carries a vine. The centaur is clothed in a short chiton and is depicted with the full body of man, including legs and feet, with the torso and rear legs of a horse attached to his rump.

The gods depicted in this part of the scene preside over the wedding feast--Dionysus and Hebe provide wine, Chiron brings meat, and Themis and her daughters (the Nymphs as well as the Horae following them) serve the food and drink.

IMAGE DETAIL

Centaur Chiron | Attic black figure vase painting

Detail of the Centaur Chiron.

ARTICLES

Chiron, Hebe, Dionysus, Themis, Nymphs of Themis

 

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