Herakles, Nereus and Triton

A Study of Iconography in Sixth Century Athens

Bibliographic Data

ID4533925
AuthorsRuth Glynn (0000-0003-0519-605X, corresponding author)
Year1981
Volume85
Issue2
Pages121-132
Publication date1981-04-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-9114 • E-ISSN: 1939-828X
PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2307/505032
OpenAlexW2329737556
LanguageEN
Citations received16

Since the late nineteenth century representations of Herakles with sea-deities have been discussed either in brief papers, or simply by way of reference when the problems they present are relevant to other myths. There has as yet been no complete analysis of the iconography, and there is much confusion even in the most recent books between Halios Geron, the Old Man of the Sea, Nereus and Triton. The interest of the subject lies in the seemingly inexplicable change from Nereus to the younger Triton sometime in the 560s B. C. This article seeks to explain how and when the representations of Herakles and a sea-deity changed, and offers a few thoughts on the "why

Ancient history · Art · Art history · Confusion · Iconography · Literature · Mythology · Psychoanalysis · Subject (documents · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classics · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · Psychology

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