Achilles Hector Menelaus Paris Patroclus – Heroes of Trojan War, Homer’s Iliad – Red Figure – Small – Museum Replica – Lekythos Vase

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SKU: HMX5TITUKCM8 Category: Vase

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Vase Details:
Height: 20 cm – 7,9 inches
Width: 7 cm – 2,8 inches
Length: 7 cm – 2,8 inches
Weight: 470 g

A fight breaks out over Patrocluss body. Euphorbus, the Trojan who first speared him, tries to strip him of Achilles armor but is killed by Menelaus. Hector, spurred on by Apollo, sees Euphorbuss fall and comes to help. Menelaus enlists the help of Great Ajax, who forces Hector to back down and prevents the body from being removed or desecrated. He arrives too late to save the armor, however, which Hector dons himself. Glaucus rebukes Hector for leaving Patrocluss body behind and suggests that they might have traded it for Sarpedons. Hector reenters the fray, promising to give half of the wars spoils to any Trojan who drags Patrocluss corpse away.
Aware of Hectors impending doom and perhaps pitying it, Zeus temporarily gives Hector great power. Ajax and Menelaus summon more Achaeans to help them, and they soon force the Trojans, including mighty Hector, to run for the citys walls. Aeneas, invigorated by Apollo, rallies the fleeing men to return to the fight, but after much effort they remain unable to take the corpse. Achilles charioteer, Automedon, becomes involved in the fighting as Zeus imbues his team with fresh strength. Hector tries to kill Automedon so that he can steal the chariot, but Automedon dodges Hectors spear and brings a Trojan down in the process. He strips the Trojan of his armor, claiming that in doing so he eases the grief of Patrocluss spirit, though this present victim could hardly compare to the great Patroclus.
Athena, disguised as Phoenix, gives fresh strength to Menelaus, while Apollo, himself disguised as a Trojan, lends encouragement to Hector. Menelaus sends Antilochus for help from Achilles, who still doesnt know of Patrocluss death. Zeus begins moving the battle in the Trojans favor but relents long enough for Menelaus and Meriones to carry away Patrocluss body.A lekythos (plural lekythoi) is a type of ancient Greek vessel used for storing oil , especially olive oil. It has a narrow body and one handle attached to the neck of the vessel, and is thus a narrow type of jug, with no pouring lip; the oinochoe is more like a modern jug. In the “shoulder” and “cylindrical” types which became the most common, especially the latter, the sides of the body are usually vertical by the shoulder, and there is then a sharp change of direction as the neck curves in; the base and lip are normally prominent and flared. However, there are a number of varieties, and the word seems to have been used even more widely in ancient times than by modern archeologists. They are normally in pottery, but there are also carved stone examples.
Lekythoi were especially associated with funerary rites, and with the white ground technique of vase painting, which was too fragile for most items in regular use. Because of their handle they were normally only decorated with one image, on the other side from the handle; they are often photographed with the handle hidden, to show the painted image