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T23.1 THE THEFT OF APOLLO'S CATTLE

Theft of Apollo's Cattle | Caeretan black figure vase painting
DETAILS
Museum Collection Musée du Louvre, Paris
Catalogue No. -
Beazley Archive No. N/A
Ware Caeretan Black Figure
Shape Hydria
Painter -
Date ca 520 B.C.
Period Archaic

DESCRIPTION

Apollo demands the return of the cattle stolen by the infant Hermes. The god strides into the cave of Maia with arms raised. Hermes lies in a cradle, wrapped in swaddling cloth. Zeus stands beside Maia, present to adjudicate the dispute. The cattle are hidden in a thicket beside the cave entrance.

"When Hermes saw Apollon in a rage about his cattle, he snuggled down in his fragrant swaddling-clothes." - Homeric Hymn to Hermes

ARTICLES

Apollo, Hermes, Maia, Zeus