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O6.4 PEITHO

Peitho | Apulian red figure vase painting
DETAILS
Museum Collection The J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu
Catalogue No. Malibu 86.AE.680
Beazley Archive No. N/A
Ware Apulian Red Figure
Shape Loutrophoros
Painter Attributed to the Painter of Louvre MNB 1148
Date ca. 350 - 340 B.C.
Period Late Classical

DESCRIPTION

Detail of Peitho from a painting depicting the tale of Leda and the Swan.

Peitho, the goddess of persuasion, assists Zeus in his seduction of the Spartan queen Leda. She holds a ball of twine in one hand and is accompanied by a white dove bearing a sash. Her hair is bound in braids and she wears a tiara crown, necklace, bracelets and earrings.

ARTICLES

Peitho

OTHER IMAGES

Thumbnail Leda & the Swan

H18.1 Leda

Thumbnail Hypnos

N13.1 Hypnos

Thumbnail Zeus & Aphrodite

K10.1 Zeus

Thumbnail Astrape

T32.1 Astrape

Thumbnail Demeter & Plutus

K26.1 Demeter

Thumbnail Siren

O21.1 Siren