K15.1 THE WEDDING OF PELEUS & THETIS
Museum Collection: British Museum, London, United Kingdom
Catalogue Number: London 1971.11-1.1
Beazley Archive Number: 350099
Ware: Attic Black Figure
Shape: Dinos
Painter: Signed by Sophilos
Date: ca 580 BC
Period: Archaic
SUMMARY
A procession of gods arrive at the wedding of Peleus and Thetis. First to arrive are the goddesses Leto and Khariklo, the wife of Kheiron, who walk side by side. Then comes Dionysos holding a vine, and the youthful Hebe dressed in white. The Kentauros Kheiron follows, holding a bow and a branch hung with the fruits of the hunt - hares and a deer. He is shown with the foreparts of a man, including feet, and the rear-quarters of a horse. Behind him walk the goddess Themis and her three Nymphai daughters.
NOTE This image is a montage of several photos of the vase.
ARTICLESLeto, Khariklo, Dionysos, Hebe, Kheiron, Themis, Nymphai Themeides
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