HOT MALE TRIBUTES
FOR TRANSGRESSIVE ZEUS
Zeus kidnaps Ganymede.
"The king of the Trojans had three noble sons, Ilus, Assaracus, and Ganymede who was the comeliest of mortal men; wherefore the gods carried him off to be Zeus' cupbearer, for his beauty's sake, that he might dwell among the immortals."
- Homer, The Iliad
(Attic red-figure calyx krater by the Eucharides Painter, c. 490-480 BCE)
Made in Athens
Attic red figured kylix
Attribute to “The Penthesilea Painter”
About 475-425 BC
From Spina Necropolis
Ferrara, Archaeological Museum
Potential Tributes to consider:
and a 20th Century Ganymede:
as pictured by Budweiser Beer
Ferrara, Archaeological Museum
Potential Tributes to consider:
and a 20th Century Ganymede:
as pictured by Budweiser Beer
