Red-Figure Hydria-Calpis: Hephaestus Returning to Mt. Olympus

Unknownabout 470 B.C.

Details

Title: Red-Figure Hydria-Calpis: Hephaestus Returning to Mt. Olympus
Creator: Unknown
Date Created: about 470 B.C.
Type: amphora
Rights: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Eli Lilly
External Link: http://www.imamuseum.org/mercury/load-artwork/14330
Medium: terracotta
wall label: The Agrigento Painter presents another scene of Hephaestus returning to Olympus. Unlike the roughly contemporaneous version by Hermonax, who depicted the satyrs as lecherous beasts, theÿAgrigentoÿPainter showed the satyrs as more youthful, innocent and fun-loving.ÿHephaestus also appears younger here, and Hermes (recognizable by his winged boots), the youngest of all the gods and the patron of travelers crossing boundaries, is also part of the procession.ÿHermes is shown celebrating with the lyre, a musical instrument of his own invention.
culture: Greek

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