Károly Kerényi - The Gods of The Greeks

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THE GODS OF THE GREEKS

BY

C. KERNYI

Contents

TO MY WIFE DILDIL

GORGO WITH A DARK FACE

Rhodian vase; from The journal of Hellenic Studies 6, 1885, 281. See Chapter III, 8

GORGO WITH A BRIGHT FACE

Rhodian vase; from The Journal of Hellenic Studies 6, 1885, pl. LIX. See Chapter III, 8

HESPERID STEALING A GOLDEN APPLE

By the Sosias painter; from A. S. Murray White Athenian Vases in the British Museum, pl. XVII. See Chapter III, 9

HERAKLES AMONGST THE HESPERIDES

From K. Schefold Kertscher Vasen, Berlin 1930, pl. II. See Chapter III, 9

EUROPA ON THE TRICOLOURED BULL

Caeretan vase; from Monumenti inediti VI-VII, pl. 77. See Chapter VI, 7

WINGED GODDESS WITH LION (PROBABLY RHEA)

Melian vase; from Archologische Zeitung 12, 1854, pl. 61. See Chapters V and VIII, 7

LEDA, THE DIOSKOUROI AND THE EGG OF THE NEMESIS

Attic red-figured vase; from Bulletin de Correspondance Hellnique 56-57, 1942-43, pl. II. See Chapter VI, 6

HERMES AND MAIA, WITH THE STOLEN COWS

By the Brygos painter; from G. van Hoorn De vita atque cultu puerorum, Amsterdam 1909, p. 9. fig. 3. See Chapter X, I

APOLLON ACCOMPANIED BY TWO MUSES ENCOUNTERS ARTEMIS

From A. Conze Melische Thongefsse, pl. IV. See Chapter VIII

APOLLON ON THE BEAKER OF A WINGED TRIPOD

From J. D. Beazley Der Berliner Maler, pl. 26. See Chapter VIII

SILENOI ATTACK HERA IN THE PRESENCE OF HERMES AND HERAKLES

By the Brygos painter; from Furtwngler-Reichhold Griechische Vasenmalerei I, 47. See Chapter IX, 5

TITYOS ATTEMPTS TO ABDUCT LETO IN THE PRESENCE OF APOLLON AND AIDOS, i.e. ARTEMIS

By the painter Phintias; from Furtwngler-Reichhold Griechische Vasenmalerei II, 112. See Chapter VIII, 4

HEPHAISTOS ESCORTED TO OLYMPUS BY DIONYSOS, A MAENAD AND SILENOS

Caeretan vase; from G. v. Lcken Greek Vase-paintings, The Hague 1923, pl. 62. See Chapter IX, 4

PELEUS STRUGGLING WITH THETIS IN THE PRESENCE OF CHIRON AND THE NEREID PONTO-MEDA

Black-figured vase; from Corpus Vasorum, Munich I, pl. 46, 2. See Chapter XIII, 6

HELIOS, THE STARS AS LEAPING BOYS, ENDYMION, EOS, KEPHALOS AND SELENE

Red-figured vase; from Furtwngler Reichhold Griechische Vasenmalerei III, 126. See Chapter XII.

EOS MOURNING FOR MEMNON

By the painter Exekias; from W. Technau Exekias, pl. 29. See Chapter XII, I

ATHENE AND HEPHAISTOS CREATE ANESIDORA, i.e. PANDORA

From H. Philippart Les coupes attiques fond blanc, Paris 1930, pl. XX. See Chapter XIII, 2

ZEUS, HERMES, EPIMETHEUS AND PANDORA

Red-figured vase; from Corpus Vasorum, Oxford 1, pl. 21, 1. See Chapter XIII, 2

ATLAS AND PROMETHEUS

Black-figured vase; from Kernyi Prometheus, Albae Vigilae, New Series IV, Zurich 1946

THE UNBINDING OF PROMETHEUS

Black-figured vase; from G. v. Lcken Greek Vase-paintings, pl. 32. See Chapter XIII, 4

THE MASK OF DIONYSOS IN THE LIKNON

Attic red-figured vase; from G. van Hoorn Choes and Anthesteria, Amsterdam 1951. See Chapter XV

DIONYSOS THE HUNTER, i.e. ZAGREUS, WITH MAENADS, A HUNTRESS WITH TORCH AND SILENOS

Red-figured vase; from A. D. Trendall Frhitaliotische Vasen, pl. 24. See Chapter XV, 3

DIONYSOS AND TWO MAENADS OFFERING A HARE AND A FAWN

By the painter Amasis; from E. Buschor Griechische Vasen, Munich 1940, fig. 133. See Chapter XV, 3

DIONYSOS AT SEA

By the painter Exekias; from W. Technau Exekias, pl. 5. See Chapter XV, 5

DIONYSOS WITH HIS ALTER EGO, THE CHILD IAKCHOS

Red-figured vase; from S. Aurigemna Museo di Spina, Ferrara 1936, pl. 85. See Chapter XV, 7

DIONYSOS CARRIES OFF ARIADNE, ATHENE ORDERS AWAY THESEUS

By the Syleus painter; from Gerhard Etruskische und kampanische Vasenbilder, pl. VI-VII. See Chapter XV, 6

ZEUS AND TYPHON

Cf. A. Rumpf Chalikidische Vasen, Berlin 1927, no. 10

POSEIDON SLAYS THE GIANT POLYBOTES IN THE PRESENCE OF GAIA

By the painter Aristophanes; from Furtwngler-Reichhold Griechische Vasenmalerei III, 127

THE STRONG GODDESS IN HER TRIPLE REIGN

Boeotian vase in the geometric style; from Chr. Zervos Lart en Grce, Paris 1946, 53

SKYLLA

Campanian vase; from Lenormant-de Witte lite des monuments cramographiques III, 36

ECHIDNA

Corinthian vase; from Rayet-Collignon Histoire de la cramique Grecque, Paris 1888, pl. 4

SERPENT-NYMPHS

From Philologus 57, 1898

ACHELOS AND HERAKLES

By the painter Pamphaios; from Gerhard Auserlesene griechische Vasenbilder II, 115

ODYSSEUS AND THE SIRENS

Corinthian vase; from Strena Helbigiana, Leipzig 1900, p. 31

THE HARPIES

Attic black-figured vase; from Corpus Vasorum, Berlin, Antiquarium 1, 47, 2

NEREUS, DORIS AND THE NEREIDS

By the painter Duris; from Pottier Vases antiques du Louvre III, pl. 109

APHRODITE AND ARES

Naxian vase; from Jahrbuch Arch. Inst. 52, 1937, 177, fig. 12

ZEUS

Black-figured vase, probably Caeretan; from Archologische Zeitung 39, 1881, pl. 12, 3

THE WINGED ARTEMIS

Corinthian vase; from Expl. Arch. de Delos X, pl. LXVII

THE BIRTH OF PALLAS ATHENE

By the painter Phrynos; from Die Antike VI, p. 3, fig. 2

WINGED PALLAS ATHENE

Black-figured vase; from Rmische Mitteilungen 12, 1897, pl. XII

ATHENE RECEIVES ERICHTHONIOS FROM GAIA, IN THE PRESENCE OF KEKROPS, HEPHAISTOS AND HERSE

By the Kodros painter; from Monumenti inediti X, pl. 39

LETO, APOLLON, ARTEMIS AND THE DRAGON

Attic black-figured vase; from Lenormant-de Witte lite des monuments cramographiques II, pl. I a

ARTEMIS KILLS AKTAION

From J. D. Beazley Der Pan-Maler, p. I

TRITON

From J. D. Beazley Der Berliner Maler, pl. 17, I

SELENE

By the Brygos painter; from Furtwngler-Reichhold Griechische Vasenmalerei III, 160

BOREAS ABDUCTS OREITHYIA

From J. D. Beazley Der Pan-Maler, pl. 5, 2

PANDORA RISING FROM THE EARTH

Black-figured vase; from Lenormant-de Witte lite des monuments cramographiques I, pl. 52

TRIPTOLEMOS BETWEEN DEMETER, PERSEPHONE AND THE PRIESTESS OR QUEEN ELEUSIS

By the painter Hieron; from Furtwngler-Reichhold Griechische Vasenmalerei III, 161

HADES, POSEIDON AND ZEUS

By the painter Xenokles; from Lenormant-de Witte lite des monuments cramographiques I, pl. 24

DEMETER, HERMES, PERSEPHONE AND DIONYSOS

By the painter Xenokles; from Lenormant-de Witte lite des monuments cramographiques I, pl. 24

THE CHILD IN THE CAULDRON