Cadmus fetching water

Red-figure calyx krater. Center: Cadmus dressed in a chiton and cloak flees left, turning his head back to look at a seated woman wearing a peplos and hair covering. Next to her is a snake. rising to strike. Cadmus holds an amphora in his left hand and raises his right, preparing to throw a rock. Athena stands behind Cadmus at far left, wearing her helmet and carrying a spear in her left hand. Behind the woman is Ares, armored, helmeted, carrying a spear in his right hand and shield in his left.

Attic red-figure calyx krater depicting Cadmus fetching water from a spring guarded by a snake, the son of Ares. The seated woman may represent the nymph associated with the spring. Background vegetation and the rock upon which she is seated are rendered by faintly visible incised lines

Online Resources
Metropolitan Museum of Art 07.286.66
Subjects
Cadmus
Ares
Athena
Type
Image
License
Creative Commons Attribution
Agent
The Spreckles Painter
Date
ca. 450 BCE
Culture
Greek
Medium
terracotta
Dimensions
H. 18 in. (45.7 cm), diameter of mouth 17 5/8 in. (44.7 cm)
Inscription
Inscribed: "Eualkos is fair" and "Alones [misspelled] is fair"
Location
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Image Credit
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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