Cook, Arthur B.: Zeus: a study in ancient religion (Band 3,1): Zeus god of the dark sky (earthquake, clouds, wind, dew, rain, meteorits): Text and notes (Cambridge, 1940)

388 Water-carrying in connexion with marriage

gather from vases that a loutrophoros might be borne by a young giri
in the bridal cortege (fig. 255)1, or decked with myrtle-sprays (fig-
256)2 and set beside a pair of similarly decked lebetes (figs. 257, 258)3,

1 A red-figured loutrophoros at Athens (Collignon—Couve Cat. Vases d'Athhies p. 391
no. 1225), assigned to 'Der Frauenbadmaler' (J. D. Beazley Attische Vasenmaler des
rotfigurigen Stils Tubingen 1925 p. 431 no. 6), who flourished c. 430—420 B.C. (M. H-
Swindler Ancient Painting New Haven: Yale University Press 1929 p. 193). has («) a
wedding procession, in which the bride (bowed head, myrtle-wreath above, Eros hovering
near) is preceded by a young girl bearing a loutroplidros and accompanied by women with

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torches to the sound of the double flute ; (i) a conversation between two women) gv,
one holds up a decorated coffer (T. Sc(h)reiber in the Ann. a", /list. 1876 xlJ"^, 1S88
Mm. d. Inst, x pi. 34, 1 ( = my fig. 255), O. Benndorf in the Wien. Vor.8^ 0f
pi. 8, 2, P. Wolters in the Ath. Mitth. 1891 xvi. 38r no. 18 with fig-. ReI";g).
Vases i. 206, 3, M. Collignon in Daremberg—Saglio Diet. Ant. iii. 1318 »&m*6' AtIieIlS

2 A fragmentary three-handled vase, of red-figured technique, f°unC sho\vS
(P. Wolters in the Ath. Mitth. 1891 xvi. 382 no. 21 with fig. ( = my fig- ^J.0'St which
among other bridal preparations a woman holding a three-handled loutrop

has a row of white dots round its shoulder and three sprigs of myrtle in its m° ^.HS. C«1'

3 (a) A red-figured pyxis from Athens, now in the British Museum pi. 57',3
Vases iii. 366 f. no. E 774, Furtwiingler—Reichhold Gr. Vasenmalerei 1. 2gg2i tfopP'"
(= my fig. 257), C. Lecrivain in Daremberg—Saglio Diet. Ant. iii. 1649 fig', yigcfl ^'
Red-fig. Vases i. 346 no. 4, J. D. Beazley Attische Vasenmaler des rolj'g1