A hydria is a vessel used for carrying water and is one of the types of Greek pottery. It has 3 handles; 2 horizontal for carrying the vessel and one perpendicular for pouring the water. This vessel was painted by Polygnotus. The scene shows Eos (goddess of the dawn) pursuing Tithonus; she requests immortality for her human love but unwisely she forgot to stipulate eternal youth. Greek Attic, Greece, circa 440 BCE. (National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK)
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Amin, O. S. M. (2015, November 22). Hydria with Eos & Tithonus Scene. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4195/hydria-with-eos--tithonus-scene/
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