Ganymede Playing with a Hoop & Rooster

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Illustration

Arienne King
by Metropolitan Museum of Art
published on 04 March 2021
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A red-figure vase painting of the Trojan prince (and cup-bearer to the god Zeus) Ganymede, playing with a hoop and rooster, or game-cock. The presence of a game-cock may be representative of Ganymede's relationship with Zeus, as men in ancient Greece often gifted game-cocks as tokens of affection. Made by the "Pan Painter". c. 470 BCE, Attica. 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in) x 11 cm (4 5/16 in). (Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art)

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Art, M. M. o. (2021, March 04). Ganymede Playing with a Hoop & Rooster. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13546/ganymede-playing-with-a-hoop--rooster/

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Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Ganymede Playing with a Hoop & Rooster." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified March 04, 2021. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13546/ganymede-playing-with-a-hoop--rooster/.

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Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Ganymede Playing with a Hoop & Rooster." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 04 Mar 2021. Web. 27 Jul 2024.

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