2. Date: 410 BC Type: Hydria - Red figure Potter: Meidias Painter: "Meidias Painter" Height: 52.2 cms Subject: Upper frieze: The abduction of the daughters of Leukippos by Castor and Pollux from the sanctuary of Aphrodite. Lower -frieze: Heracles seeking golden apples from the garden of the Hesperides. This is the last of the 16 vases that must be looked at. To say that it is very complex is, frankly, a gross understatement, but it's important that we go out with a bang!!
3. It may sound simple, but it's not. The Lower frieze encircles the vase, and presents the most enormous range of named figures we have seen. For exam purposes I don't think that it is necessary to know all of them, just a sprinkling, plus the important ones, or course. You must of course know the background to the scene, and to what general groups of people that they belonged to. If you have a choice in your exam, I would probably avoid this one. Subject matter Upper frieze: Castor and Pollux abducting the daughters of Leukippos from a sanctuary of Aphrodite. Centre: Aphrodite High right centre: Statue of Aphrodite Extreme left: Zeus sitting on a rock holding a sceptre
4. Next to Zeus: Agaue (girl) running towards him Next to Agaue: Chryseis kneeling in front of Aphrodite with flowers in her lap Extreme right: Peithos running off, turning to see Mid-right lower: Castor carrying off Eriphyle Higher left: Pollux on a chariot with Hilaeria Higher right: Castor's charioteer Chrysippos holding Castor's chariot By position Bottom level: Aphrodite, Agaue, Chryseis, Peithos and Zeus Middle level: Castor and Eriphyle Lower level: Chrysippos, statue of Aphrodite, Pollux and Hilaeria
