Terracotta neck-amphora (jar) ca. 540-530 B.C. Attributed to the Swing Painter Obverse, Poseidon fighting giantReverse, Judgement of ParisThe gods of Mount Olympos had to overcome several threats before their primacy was established. One was a great conflict with the giants. Here Poseidon, the god of the sea, overcomes Polybotes with a boulder that is, in fact, a piece of the island of Kos that he has broken off. The Judgement of Paris involved a potential threat as well, because it began a chain of events that led to the Trojan War. The sea nymph Thetis was fated to bear a son who would be greater than his father; she was therefore married to the mortal Peleus to whom she bore Achilles.. Terracotta neck-amphora (jar). Greek, Attic. ca. 540-530 B.C.. Terracotta; black-figure. Archaic. Vases

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Terracotta neck-amphora (jar) ca. 540-530 B.C. Attributed to the Swing Painter Obverse, Poseidon fighting giantReverse, Judgement of ParisThe gods of Mount Olympos had to overcome several threats before their primacy was established. One was a great conflict with the giants. Here Poseidon, the god of the sea, overcomes Polybotes with a boulder that is, in fact, a piece of the island of Kos that he has broken off. The Judgement of Paris involved a potential threat as well, because it began a chain of events that led to the Trojan War. The sea nymph Thetis was fated to bear a son who would be greater than his father; she was therefore married to the mortal Peleus to whom she bore Achilles.. Terracotta neck-amphora (jar). Greek, Attic. ca. 540-530 B.C.. Terracotta; black-figure. Archaic. Vases

SuperStock offers millions of photos, videos, and stock assets to creatives around the world. This image of Terracotta neck-amphora (jar) ca. 540-530 B.C. Attributed to the Swing Painter Obverse, Poseidon fighting giantReverse, Judgement of ParisThe gods of Mount Olympos had to overcome several threats before their primacy was established. One was a great conflict with the giants. Here Poseidon, the god of the sea, overcomes Polybotes with a boulder that is, in fact, a piece of the island of Kos that he has broken off. The Judgement of Paris involved a potential threat as well, because it began a chain of events that led to the Trojan War. The sea nymph Thetis was fated to bear a son who would be greater than his father; she was therefore married to the mortal Peleus to whom she bore Achilles.. Terracotta neck-amphora (jar). Greek, Attic. ca. 540-530 B.C.. Terracotta; black-figure. Archaic. Vases by Piemags/PL Photography Limited is available for licensing today.

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