Apr 25
Silver kantharos in form of two heads back-to-back, Lycia 350–300 BC.
One head is female while the other is male and wears a Phrygian cap. Strong identified them as Cybele and Attis, while Barnett proposes a combination of Helen or Aphrodite and Paris. Like Barnett, Kisbali finds the pairing of Helen and Paris more plausible.
On the neck of the vessel, the Judgement of Paris is shown in relief. The figures are named in Lycian script in gilded panels. On the front are Pedrita (Aphrodite), Mal[iya] (Athena) and Alixssa (Alexandros/Paris). On the other side were Hermes (only a wing from his cap remains) and Hera, now missing.
#also paris has his dog c:#and maliya was a hittite & lycian goddess considered analogous to athena#the other names are apparently just the lycian spellings of the greek aphrodite and alexander#ik i posted part of this yesterday but. an interest in maliya has come upon me#lycia#judgement of paris#paris of troy#helen of sparta#cybele#attis#aphrodite#athena#maliya#tagamemnon#greek mythology#mop#helen of troy#paris alexander
