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title: Attic Black-Figure Siana Cup
author: Liana Miate
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15818/attic-black-figure-siana-cup/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Attic Black-Figure Siana Cup

_Authored by [Liana Miate](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/lianamiate/)_

## Image File

[![Attic Black-Figure Siana Cup](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15818.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15818.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Theseus](https://www.worldhistory.org/Theseus/) and the half-human, half-bovine [Minotaur](https://www.worldhistory.org/Minotaur/) are flanked by three maidens and four youths, probably a connotation to the sacrificial victims sent by the people of [Athens](https://www.worldhistory.org/Athens/) to King Minos of [Crete](https://www.worldhistory.org/crete/). The iconographic subjects on the other side and the inside of the vase indicate that this cup may have been owned by an athlete. Clay cups were used as drinking vessels at the [Symposium](https://www.worldhistory.org/Symposium/) after an athletic victory.

Attic workshop. Attributed to the workshop of the Pyri Painter. (560-550 BCE). ([Hellenic](https://www.worldhistory.org/greece/) Museum, Melbourne, Victoria).

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## About the Author

Liana is the Social Media Editor for Ancient History Encyclopedia. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree with a major in ancient Greece, Rome & Late Antiquity. She is particularly passionate about Rome and Greece, and anything to do with mythology or wo
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lian)

## Cite This Work

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Miate, L. (2022, May 10). Attic Black-Figure Siana Cup. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15818/attic-black-figure-siana-cup/>
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### MLA
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