Athena, Hercules, Cerberus, Hades, Persephone in the Underworld by Leagros Group Painter

Athena, Hercules, Cerberus, Hades, Persephone in the Underworld by Leagros Group Painter

Athena, Hercules, Cerberus, Hades, Persephone in the Underworld
Leagros Group Painter, from Cervetri, c. 520 BCE. Vatican 372, Rome.

Hercules approaches Cerberus as Athena, a white-haired Hades with scepter and a seated Persephone look on.
Note the doric column and the frieze used to indicate the palace of Hades.

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