Orestes seeking asylum at Delphi, detail of a Paestan Red-Figure Bell Krater attributed to Python

Orestes (foreground center) kneels beside the omphalos in front of a tripod at Delphi, seeking sanctuary from the Furies. Athena (left) and Apollo (right) intervene on his behalf.

Orestes seeks sanctuary beside the omphalos and tripod at Delphi, while Athena and Apollo intervene on his behalf. Paestan Red-Figure Bell Krater attributed to Python, British Museum 1917, 1210.1. Image via The British Museum, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Online Resources
The British Museum
Associated Passages
84-99
License
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
Date
360-320 BCE
Medium
terracotta
Location
The British Museum
Image Credit
© Trustees of the British Museum. Used by permission.