Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici della Toscana-Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Firenze. It is typical of the colorful painted ceramics produced by the Faliscans, Etruria's closest neighbors.įaliscan olla, 700–650 B.C. This vessel depicts Bellerophon on his winged mount, hovering just out of range of the Chimaera's deadly flames and hurling a spear at the crouching beast below. Pegasus lived on as a constellation of stars. Later in life, Bellerophon dared to fly Pegasus to the home of the gods on Mount Olympus, but was cast down for his arrogance. For his success, he won Iobates' kingdom and the hand of his daughter, Philonoë. Riding into battle on his winged horse Pegasus, Bellerophon killed the formidable beast. Certain that Bellerophon would perish, he commanded him to slay the Chimaera, a fire-breathing, triple-headed creature that was ravaging the Lycian countryside. When Bellerophon reached Lycia, King Iobates was reluctant to do away with the youth himself. Immagini della Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici dell'Etruria Meridionale Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia, Rome. Queen Stheneboea looks on from the left, while Pegasus, Bellerophon's famous winged steed, stands to the right.įaliscan red-figured calyx krater, about 370 B.C., terracotta, 18 1/8 in. This amphora (storage jar) depicts Bellerophon holding the fateful tablet, as Proetus bids him farewell. Rather than kill a guest, Proetus sent Bellerophon to King Iobates of Lycia (in present-day Turkey) with a sealed tablet instructing that the bearer be put to death. There the queen, Stheneboea, falsely accused Bellerophon of seduction after he spurned her affections. The young warrior Bellerophon fled his native Corinth (in Greece) after murdering the local tyrant and sought refuge at the court of King Proetus in nearby Tiryns. Soprintendenza Speciale per i Beni Archeologici di Napoli e Pompeiįirst recounted in the epic poetry of Homer and Hesiod in the 700s B.C., the story of Bellerophon and the Chimaera endured for centuries as an allegory-of culture over nature, of spirit over matter, and of right over might. Lucanian red-figured amphora (detail), attributed to the Pisticci-Amykos Group, about 420 B.C. Mythology | Iconography | Religion | Discovery | Afterlife With a selection of pottery, coins, gems, and other objects, the exhibition explores the life and afterlife of an Etruscan icon. It features the magnificent Chimaera of Arezzo, a large-scale Etruscan bronze statue on loan from the National Archaeological Museum in Florence. The Chimaera of Arezzo traces the myth of Bellerophon and the Chimaera-the legendary fire-breathing monster comprised of a lion, a goat, and a serpent-over five centuries of classical art. The Chimaera of Arezzo (detail), Etruscan, about 400 B.C.
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