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Appendix R
Greek art normally recognises Hera as the lawful bride of Zeus. Accordingly
they are grouped together in a succession of hieratic types, which perhaps
postulate a ritual origin1.
(a) Zeus With Hera behind him.
Vases of the mid sixth century, whether Attic2 or otherwise3, represent
Olympos by the king and queen of the gods sitting in state. Zeus is enthroned
to the right. Hera is enthroned to the right behind him.
Fig. 841.
(/3) Zeus with Hera beside him.
By the end of the sixth century painters had learnt to economize their
design. They now represented Olympos by Zeus enthroned to the right with
Hera sitting at his side4. Zeus as the more important deity is nearer to the eye
1 Cp. supra pp. 668, 669 f., 688.
2 So on the krattr of Klitias and Ergotimos (Furtwangler—Reichhold Gr. Vasen-
malerei i. 58 pi. 11—12, Hoppin Black-Jig. Vases p. 150 ff. no. 1, Pfuhl Malerei u.
Zeichnungd. Gr. i. 255 ff.).
3 So on a 'Chalcidian' kylix in the British Museum [supra ii. 771 n. 1 with fig. 734).
4 The red-figured kylix by the potter Sosias, at Berlin (supra ii. 1167 n. 6, iii. 818
n. o), shows Zeus seated with Hera by his side. The upper part of both figures is missing,
but enough remains to prove that Zeus in chiton and himdtion was holding out a phidle,
while his eagle-tipped sceptre leant against his stool (lion-footed and covered with a
spotted lion-skin), and that Hera in like costume held sceptre and phidle. Before her
stands Hebe ("H[/3ij], not [Ifk]);, nor"H[pa]), with spread wings, filling Hera's phidle
from an oinochSe.
A red-figured amphora at Munich, attributed to ' the Nikoxenos painter' (Gerhard
Appendix R
Greek art normally recognises Hera as the lawful bride of Zeus. Accordingly
they are grouped together in a succession of hieratic types, which perhaps
postulate a ritual origin1.
(a) Zeus With Hera behind him.
Vases of the mid sixth century, whether Attic2 or otherwise3, represent
Olympos by the king and queen of the gods sitting in state. Zeus is enthroned
to the right. Hera is enthroned to the right behind him.
Fig. 841.
(/3) Zeus with Hera beside him.
By the end of the sixth century painters had learnt to economize their
design. They now represented Olympos by Zeus enthroned to the right with
Hera sitting at his side4. Zeus as the more important deity is nearer to the eye
1 Cp. supra pp. 668, 669 f., 688.
2 So on the krattr of Klitias and Ergotimos (Furtwangler—Reichhold Gr. Vasen-
malerei i. 58 pi. 11—12, Hoppin Black-Jig. Vases p. 150 ff. no. 1, Pfuhl Malerei u.
Zeichnungd. Gr. i. 255 ff.).
3 So on a 'Chalcidian' kylix in the British Museum [supra ii. 771 n. 1 with fig. 734).
4 The red-figured kylix by the potter Sosias, at Berlin (supra ii. 1167 n. 6, iii. 818
n. o), shows Zeus seated with Hera by his side. The upper part of both figures is missing,
but enough remains to prove that Zeus in chiton and himdtion was holding out a phidle,
while his eagle-tipped sceptre leant against his stool (lion-footed and covered with a
spotted lion-skin), and that Hera in like costume held sceptre and phidle. Before her
stands Hebe ("H[/3ij], not [Ifk]);, nor"H[pa]), with spread wings, filling Hera's phidle
from an oinochSe.
A red-figured amphora at Munich, attributed to ' the Nikoxenos painter' (Gerhard