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title: Attic Red-Figure Calyx Krater
author: Liana Miate
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16091/attic-red-figure-calyx-krater/
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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 Red-Figure Calyx Krater

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

## Image File

[![Attic Red-Figure Calyx Krater](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16091.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16091.jpg)

## Image Caption

It bears the representation of the [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) [Dionysos](https://www.worldhistory.org/Dionysos/), [Ariadne](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ariadne/) and the winged god [Eros](https://www.worldhistory.org/Eros/) between two Satyrs; members of Dionysos' troupe. The sacred wedding of Dionysos and Ariadne is portrayed on the *krater.*

It is the 5th century BCE archetype of a happy marital union between mortals. Decorating a typical [symposium](https://www.worldhistory.org/Symposium/) vessel with the emblematic scene of the marriage of a god and a mortal, through which, according to legend, the latter gained immortality, makes it very likely that the *krater* was originally used in the context of a wedding ceremony.

Attic Workshop. Attributed to the Painter of Vienna 1089. 400-390 BCE. Made from clay. (The [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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### MLA
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