O6.3 RAPE OF THE LEUKIPPIDES
Museum Collection: British Museum, London, UK
Catalogue Number: London E224
Beazley Archive Number: 220497
Ware: Attic Red Figure
Shape: Hydria
Painter: Attributed to the Meidias Painter
Date: ca 420 - 410 BC
Period: Classical
SUMMARY
Side A: Argonauts in the garden of the Hesperides (see other image)
Side B: The Dioskouroi twins (only one shown in this image) seize the maiden Leukippides, carrying them off by force to be their brides. The goddesses Aphrodite, seated on an altar, and Peitho (seductive persuasion) attend the scene. Peitho flees when persuasion is replaced by force.
ARTICLES Leukippides, Dioskouroi, Aphrodite, Peitho
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