This could be symbolic of the fact that Zeus holds Sarpedon near. Sleep is almost cradling Sarpedon’s head and it is laid on top Sleep’s heart. Sleep is near Sarpedon's head and Death is near his feet. Sarpedon was one of Zeus' favorite sons and he entrusted Hynos and Thanatos to deliver Sarpedon's body to where he would be buried in Lycia. On the lekythos Hypnos, the Greek of sleep, and Thanatos, the Greek god of death, are carrying Sarpedon who was Zeus' son. Hypnos and Thanatos Lekythos Hypnos and Thanatos carrying body of Sarpedon from the battlefield of Troy.Īnother example of a white-ground lekythos by the Thanatos Painter is of Hynos and Thanatos carrying Sarpedon (435–425 BCE) it is located in the British Museum. The grave has ribbon or rope that swoops back and forth which pulls the eye back and forth between the two figures. The women is also bent over which leads the eye to the grave stele and finally to the man, making him even more of the main focus. Since this is a lekythos from his grave he is the main focus as a reminder to mourn his death. The deceased man is the main focus of the painting due to the red color of his clothes. The Greeks believed that the deceased lingered over their grave after death. He is a representation of the deceased family member. There is a male figure approaching from the right side of the lekythos that is unseen by the women. The women are mourning over a deceased family member. One example of a white-ground lekythos by the Thanatos Painter is a vase in the Art Walters Museum (440–430 BCE). All of the Thanatos Painter's found lekythoi have scenes of or related to death ( thanatos in Greek) on them, including the eponymous god of death Thanatos carrying away dead bodies. ![]() The Thanatos Painter (5th century BCE) was an Athenian Ancient Greek vase painter who painted scenes of death on white-ground cylindrical lekythoi. Athenian painter of the 5th century BC Woman mourning at grave.
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