P13.1 PELEUS WRESTLING THETIS
Museum Collection: Antikenmuseen, Berlin, Germany
Catalogue No.: Berlin F2279
Beazley Archive Number: 200977
Ware: Attic Red Figure
Shape: Kylix
Painter: Signed by Peithinos
Date: ca 500 BC
Period: Archaic
SUMMARY
Peleus wrestles the Nereis Thetis in order to win her as his bride. The lion and serpent represent the metamorphoses of the sea goddess, trying to escape the hero's grasp.
ARTICLES Thetis
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