Theseus and the Minotaur

In this scene we can see the libation of the king Minos to honor Theseus victory: in front of Minos the goddess Nike (Victory) and Zeus, Gods' king.

A detail of the figure interpreted as that of King Minos, he is seated on a comfortable chair with a wide backrest, perhaps a throne, in one hand he holds the scepter and in the other a cup.

A detail of the libation scene with, on the left, the solemn figure of Zeus with the long scepter, like Minos he is depicted in the act of offering a patera for the libation

A figure of uncertain identification: a young man sitting on a chair holds a cane, perhaps a sceptre, and is looking behind towards the main scene.

The goddess Athena, leading in the main scene, is solemn figure, dressed in her armor, helps the hero with the serene awareness of logic and reasoning

The killing of the Minotaur, beast with the head of a great bull, symbolises, in mythological way, the freedom of Athens and of all Greece from the minoan domination