hellenic period: Demeter Δήμητρα

Departure of Triptolemus in the winged chariot, with Demeter & Persephone | Greek vase, Athenian red figure stamnos

O28.2 TRITPTOLEMOS

Museum Collection: The J Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, California
Catalogue No.: Malibu 89.AE.73
Beazley Archive Number: 43376
Ware: Attic Red Figure
Shape: Stamnos
Painter: Attr. to the Syleus Painter
Date: ca 470 - 460 BC
Period: Early Classical
SUMMARY
Triptolemos departs in a winged, serpent-drawn chariot. Demeter and Persephone farewell him.

Demeter, goddess of agriculture, holding grain | Greek vase, Athenian red figure volute krater

K3.1A DEMETER

Museum Collection: Badisches Landesmuseum,
Karlsruhe, Germany
Museum Catalogue Number: Karlsruhe 68.101
Beazley Archive Number: 352484
Ware: Attic Red Figure
Shape: Krater, volute
Painter: Attributed to the Berlin Painter
Date: ca 480 BC
Period: Classical
SUMMARY
Detail of Demeter from a painting depicting the departure of Triptolemos. The goddess stnds by an altar, wearing a crown, and holding sheafs of ripe wheat in her hands.

Demeter & Persephone, goddesses of agriculture | Greek vase, Athenian red figure white-ground lekythos

K3.2 DEMETER & PERSEPHONE

Museum Collection: National Museum, Athens, Greece
Catalogue Number: Athens 1754
Beazley Archive Number: 1280
Ware: Attic Red Figure (White Ground)
Shape: Lekythos
Painter: --
Date: ca 450 - 425 BC
Period: Classical
SUMMARY
Demeter stands holding a royal sceptre and sheaf of wheat. She wears a crown upon her head. Next to her is Persephone, holding an Eleusinian torch and pouring libations from a cup.

Eleusinian Demeter with torch & Plutus with cornucopia | Greek vase, Apulianr red figure loutrophoros

K26.1 DEMETER & PLOUTOS

Museum Collection: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, California, USA
Catalogue Number: Malibu 86.AE.680
Beazley Archive Number: N/A
Ware: Apulian Red Figure
Shape: Loutrophoros
Painter: Attributed to Painter of Louvre MNB1148
Date: ca 350 - 340 BC
Period: Late Classical

SUMMARY

Detail of Eleusis and Eniatos. Demeter the goddess of grain is depicted as the Queen of the Eleusinian Mysteries, with a four-headed Eleusinian torch in her hand. Her son Ploutos, here labelled Eniatos (Year), holds a cornucopia (horn of plenty) in his hand. The larger vase scene depicts the unrelated story of Zeus' seduction of Leda.

O28.2 TRITPTOLEMOS

Triptolemus, the winged chariot, Demeter & Persephone | Greek vase, Athenian red figure hydria

O28.5 DEPARTURE OF TRITPTOLEMOS

Museum Collection: British Museum, London, United Kingdom
Catalogue Number: London E183
Beazley Archive Number: 215772
Ware: Attic Red Figure
Shape: Hydria
Painter: Attributed to the Pothos Painter
Date: ca 480 - 440 BC
Period: Early Classical
SUMMARY
Triptolemos departs in a winged chariot to instruct mankind in the art of agriculture. He is farewelled by Demeter, Persephone and Hekate (not shown).

Triptolemus in the winged chair, with Demeter & Persephone | Greek vase, Athenian red figure skyphos

O28.1 DEPARTURE OF TRITPTOLEMOS

Museum Collection: British Museum, London, United Kingdom
Catalogue Number: London E140
Beazley Archive Number: 204683
Ware: Attic Red Figure
Shape: Skyphos
Painter: Attributed to Makron
Date: ca 490 - 480 BC
Period: Late Archaic
SUMMARY
Triptolemos departs in a winged, serpent-drawn chariot. Demeter and Persephone holding Eleusinian torches and sheafs of wheat farewell him. Other gods in scene not shown here.

Departure of Triptolemus | Greek vase, Athenian black figure amphora

O28.6 DEPARTURE OF TRITPTOLEMOS

Museum Collection: Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, New York City, USA
Catalogue Number: RISD 25.083
Beazley Archive Number: 4808
Ware: Attic Black Figure
Shape: Amphora
Painter: --
Date: ca 550 - 530 BC
Period: Archaic
SUMMARY
Side A: Triptolemos departs in a flying chariot. He is farewelled by the goddesses Demeter and Persephone.

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