K7.8 THE RETURN OF HEPHAESTUS
| Museum Collection | Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Vienna 3577 |
| Beazley Archive No. | N/A |
| Ware | Caeretan Black Figure |
| Shape | Hydria |
| Painter | - |
| Date | ca 530 B.C. |
| Period | Archaic |
DESCRIPTION
Dionysus leads Hephaestus back to Olympus. The god is depicted with shrunken and deformed feet riding a donkey. Dionysus stands before him, cloaked in a panther-skin and holding a cup of wine. A dancing Maenad follows behind with a coiled serpent in her hands.
"Hephaistos refused to listen to any other of the gods save Dionysos - in him he reposed the fullest trust - and after making him drunk Dionysos brought him to heaven." - Pausanias, Guide to Greece 1.20.3