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Free for commercial use, no attribution required. The Rape of Europa, whose name means "she with the wide eyes" or "she of the broad countenance" and after whom the continent of Europe is named, was a particularly popular subject in Attic vase-painting during the first quarter of the 5th c. Download Image of Proto-Paestan Red-Figure Calyx Krater.

On the other side of the krater are three himation-clad youths in conversation. Penthesilea Painter (fl 470 BCE), Zeus, Ganymede and Penthesilea (c 470 BCE), Kylix, 15.5 x 36. Note the large eagle-like bird on Zeus’s staff, which is here an attribute. From her union with Zeus Europa gave birth to three sons, Rhadamanthys, Sarpedon and Minos. Some still painted scenes of the couple on Mount Olympus, as on this Attic red figure calyx krater from about 490-480 BCE. The winged Eros, who follows, hints at the passion that will draw the god and the mortal into their divine union at Gortyn on Crete, where the couple eventually landed. The link to this video is provided at the bottom of this page. Brian Seymour and Monica Hahn provide a description, historical perspective, and analysis of a Geometric Krater from eight century BCE. 4 This diameter is slightly smaller than that of most other calyx-kraters of the. The princess, enchanted by this creature, mounted its back and she suddenly found herself flying over the sea, denoted here by the presence of fish. 5.4: The Early Aegean (3000700 BCE) 5.6: Black Figure Amphora. Boardman, Athenian Red Figure Vases: The Archaic Period. Zeus, smitten by the beauty of Europa, daughter of the King of Phoenicia Agenor, transformed himself into a snow-white bull in order to seduce the young princess while she was picking flowers on the seashore. 380 BCE Medium Ceramic Credit Line Carlos Collection of Ancient Art Dimensions 22 7/8 x 18 1/2 in. The subject on the main side of this Attic krater is the Rape of Europa. Red-Figure Calyx-Krater of the Abduction of Europa Place Created Paestum, Italy, Europe Culture Greek, Paestan Period Classical Date ca.