Nike & the chariot of Zeus in the Giant War | Greek vase, Athenian red figure amphora

 

T24.2 NIKE CHARIOTEER OF ZEUS

Museum Collection: Musée du Louvre, Paris, France
Catalogue No: Louvre S1677
Beazley Archive Number: 217568
Ware: Attic Red Figure
Shape: Amphora
Painter: Attributed to the the Suessula Painter
Date: ca 400 - 390 BC
Period: Late Classical

SUMMARY

Nike, the goddess of victory, drives the four-horse chariot of Zeus in the war against the Giants. The god stands beside her wielding his lightning bolt.

ARTICLESNike, Zeus

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