T32.1 ASTRAPE
| 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 Astrape (Lightning) from a painting depicting the tale of Leda and the Swan.
Astrape, lightning personified, is depicted as a winged goddess standing beside the throne of Zeus. She is crowned with a shining aureole and holds a flaming torch and lightning-bolt in her hands. She was perhaps identified with Astraea-Dike, the goddess of justice and of the constellation Virgo, for her attributes resemble those of a star-god (cf. image T19.12) and the lightning-bolt was an instrument of justice.
ARTICLES
OTHER IMAGES
H18.1 Leda
N13.1 Hypnos
O6.4 Peitho
K10.1 Zeus
K26.1 Demeter
