T17.3 HELIUS, NYX & EOS
| Museum Collection | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | New York 41.162.29 |
| Beazley Archive No. | 305499 |
| Ware | Attic Black Figure (White Ground) |
| Shape | Lekythos |
| Painter | Attributed to the Sappho Painter |
| Date | ca 500 - 475 B.C. |
| Period | Archaic |
DESCRIPTION
The sun-god Helius rises from the river Oceanus at dawn . He is crowned with the shining aureole of the sun and drives a four-horse (quadriga) chariot. Above him, on the left, is Nyx (labelled Nyks), goddess of the night, crowned with dark mists and driving a four-horse chariot. Facing her is the nearly identical figure of Eos (labelled Heos), goddess of the day, crowned with a swirl representing light and driving a four-horse chariot. Heracles (not shown) sits on a hill to the right roasting meat on spits over a fire. The painting perhaps illustrates the tale of the hero's ambush of the sun-god.
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N1.3 Nyx
