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title: Krater with Europa Pleading for the Life of Sarpedon
author: Metropolitan Museum of Art
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12684/krater-with-europa-pleading-for-the-life-of-sarped/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Krater with Europa Pleading for the Life of Sarpedon

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## Image File

[![Krater with Europa Pleading for the Life of Sarpedon](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12684.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12684.jpg)

## Image Caption

Terracotta bell-krater (mixing bowl) attributed to the [Sarpedon](https://www.worldhistory.org/Sarpedon/) Painter Obverse: [Europa](https://www.worldhistory.org/Europa/) pleading with [Zeus](https://www.worldhistory.org/zeus/) for the life of Sarpedon; [Hera](https://www.worldhistory.org/Hera/), Hypnos, Pasithea Reverse: Europa with attendants watching Hypnos and [Thanatos](https://www.worldhistory.org/Thanatos/) bringing the body of Sarpedon c. 400–380 BCE

## Cite This Work

### APA
Art, M. M. o. (2020, September 08). Krater with Europa Pleading for the Life of Sarpedon. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12684/krater-with-europa-pleading-for-the-life-of-sarped/>
### Chicago
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Krater with Europa Pleading for the Life of Sarpedon." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 08, 2020. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12684/krater-with-europa-pleading-for-the-life-of-sarped/>.
### MLA
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Krater with Europa Pleading for the Life of Sarpedon." *World History Encyclopedia*, 08 Sep 2020, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12684/krater-with-europa-pleading-for-the-life-of-sarped/>.

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