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title: Ganymede Playing with a Hoop & Rooster
author: Metropolitan Museum of Art
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13546/ganymede-playing-with-a-hoop--rooster/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Ganymede Playing with a Hoop & Rooster

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## Image File

[![Ganymede Playing with a Hoop & Rooster](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13546.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13546.jpg)

## Image Caption

A red-figure vase painting of the Trojan prince (and cup-bearer to the [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) [Zeus](https://www.worldhistory.org/zeus/)) [Ganymede](https://www.worldhistory.org/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](https://www.worldhistory.org/greece/) often gifted game-cocks as tokens of affection. Made by the "[Pan](https://www.worldhistory.org/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)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Art, M. M. o. (2021, March 04). Ganymede Playing with a Hoop & Rooster. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13546/ganymede-playing-with-a-hoop--rooster/>
### Chicago
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Ganymede Playing with a Hoop & Rooster." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 04, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13546/ganymede-playing-with-a-hoop--rooster/>.
### MLA
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Ganymede Playing with a Hoop & Rooster." *World History Encyclopedia*, 04 Mar 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13546/ganymede-playing-with-a-hoop--rooster/>.

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