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THE MEIDIAS HYDRIA - IMAGES

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    • MEIDIAS HYDRIA

      MEIDIAS HYDRIA

    • MEIDIAS HYDRIA DETAIL

      APHRODITE ON THE MEIDIAS HYDRIA

    • THE MEIDIAS HYDRIA

      THE RAPE OF THE LEUKIPPIDAI

    • WEDGWOOD APHRODITE

      Earthenware plate, c. 1775-80, mark WEDGWOOD impressed. THe figure of Aphrodite is based on the Meidias hydria in Hamilton's AEGR

These images are of the upper zone of the Meidias vase in the British Museum. The mythical event illustrated is the abduction of the daughters of Leukippos by Kastor and Polydeukes. Aphrodite is the central figure in the lower part of the scene. Wedgwood used her as the inspiration for some of his designs. For the myth of the abduction, see Kershaw, S., A Brief Guide to the Greek Myths, London: Robinson, 2007, pp. 235-6.

People: 
Steve Kershaw
Date created: 
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
License: 
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
Attribution for this resource:
THE MEIDIAS HYDRIA - IMAGES, © Steve Kershaw, licensed under CC BY-NC-SA.
Subjects: 
Classical art & archaeology, Classical reception
Keywords: 
Meidias, Attic Red Figure, vases, Sir William Hamilton, Wedgwood, Collectors, Leukippidai, Kastor and Polydeukes, 18th century, Greek art
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