Perseus and the Graia Etruscan Bronze Mirror

Minerva (right) looks over Perseus' shoulder (center forefront) as he reaches out towards Enyo (left) with his right hand. Minerva wears a crested helmet and holds her spear in her left hand. Perseus is nude except for a cloak and winged sandals. He holds a small hand sickle in his left hand. Enyo is seated, her right hand raised towards Perseus, perhaps to ward him off. She holds an unknown object in her lowered left hand. Pemphredo (center background) reaches toward her sister with her right hand.

Etruscan bronze mirror featuring Perseus and the Graiai. Only Enyo and Pemphredo are depicted, perhaps following the tradition in Hesiod's Theogony. The Etruscan names of Perseus, Minerva, Enyo, and Pemphredo are inscribed around them in retrograde. Metropolitan Museum of Art 26.60.63.

Online Resources
Metropolitan Museum of Art 26.60.63
Subjects
Perseus
Graiai
Enyo
Pemphredo
Minerva
Athena
Type
Image
License
Creative Commons Attribution
Agent
Maestro di Alcesti
Date
ca. 400–350 BCE
Culture
Etruscan
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
l. 9 11/16 in. (24.6 cm.); diameter 6 3/16 in. (15.7 cm.)
Inscription
Pherse (Perseus), Menarea (Minerva), Enie (Enyo), Pemphetru (Pemphredo)
Location
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Image Credit
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Subscribe to Maestro di Alcesti