The conifer likewise symbolizes a forest, perhaps Mount Kithairon outside Thebes, where the story unfolded. Hephaistos had previously been exiled from the land of the gods since he had insulted is mother, queen of the gods, Hera. The figures are drawn on undulating lines to convey that the action takes place out of doors, in hilly terrain. This krater (mixing bowl for wine and water) features a lively depiction of the return of the god of the forge Hephaistos to Olympos, the home of the gods. The head of a small dog emerges from her own head, which is also named. Before her stands her assistant from the Underworld, Hekate, who, like Artemis, is named by inscription. Bow and quiver remind us that it is she, not Aktaion, who hunts. The lighted torch she holds indicates the dawn twilight when the hunters' quarry is running. At far left is Artemis herself, simply dressed, her hair with a diadem and held in a patterned kerchief. The second person (name unknown) has taken to the hills.
The first, more elaborately dressed, is named Diokles. His dogs begin to sniff the change of scent. The process of transformation into a stag has begun: antlers sprout from his forehead his ear is deerlike. He defends himself with a hunter's throwing stick (lagobolon). Nude and beardless, expressive of heroism, vulnerability, and youth, he wears only a pair of hunting boots, a mantle pinned at the shoulder, and a sun hat (petasos). Furious, she turned him into a stag, whereupon his hunting dogs devoured him.Īktaion occupies center stage. Camera manufacturerĭxO Optics Pro Standard 4.5.Aktaion boasted that he was a better hunter than the goddess of the hunt herself, Artemis. The timestamp is only as accurate as the clock in the camera, and it may be completely wrong. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. Wikipedia:Istaknuti članci/Arhiva/2015.Sociale geschiedenis van het Romeinse rijk/Slaven.Utente:BohemianRhapsody/Opere nel Louvre.Utente:ValerioPublicola09/sandbox/Schiavitù nell'antica Grecia.
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