Explore: Meleager Sarcophagus

Meleager et Atalanta, after Giulio Romano Statue of Meleager modeled after Skopas Meleager sarcophagus Meleager and Atalanta (17th century) by Jacob Jordaens

ancient textual and visual sources (the Histories of Tacitus and the Meleager sarcophagus), stoic restraint and pictorial clarity established Poussin's reputation

failed to honour her in his rites to the gods. The hunters, led by the hero Meleager, included many of the foremost heroes of Greece. In most accounts it is

20,000. Although mythological scenes have been quite widely studied, sarcophagus relief has been called the "richest single source of Roman iconography

the fabled Calydonian boar hunt, and is infamous for murdering her son Meleager. Althaea was the daughter of King Thestius of Aetolia, son of Ares. She

the boar's eye and Meleager ended its life. Meleager awarded the hide to Atalanta for her valor, but it was taken away by Meleager's uncles, Plexippus

The original Sarcophagus of Bella Galiana is an Ancient Etruscan or more likely 3rd century Roman marble sarcophagus on display inside the Museo Civico

numerous revolts, like that of Ariarathes, and assassinated rivals, like Meleager. Perdiccas' position as regent was never fully secure, however, and his

figures: Minerva, Zeus, Artemis, Harpocrates, Aphrodite, Asclepius, Tyche, Meleager, Hecate, Hermes and Marsyas. Here are exhibited statues portraying emperors

Baptistery, Roman sarcophagus representing the Hunting of Meleager