Ancient Greek Vase 15cm,Krater Showing Oedipus and the Sphinx

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About Ancient Greek Vase 15cm,Krater Showing Oedipus And

Decorate your home with an Ancient Greek Krater with colors deteriorated like staying on the bottom of the sea for many centuries .Krater was a large in vase in Ancient Greece, particularly used for watering down wine Fisrt side: It shows Oedipus meeting the Sphinx at the crossroads on his journey between Thebes and Delphi. Oedipus must answer the Sphinx's riddle correctly in order to pass. Failure means his own death and that of the besieged Thebans. The riddle was: "What walks on four feet in the morning, two in the afternoon and three at night?". Oedipus answered: "Man: as an infant, he crawls on all fours; as an adult, he walks on two legs and; in old age, he uses a walking stick". Oedipus was the first to answer the riddle correctly and, having heard Oedipus' answer, the Sphinx was astounded and inexplicably killed herself by throwing herself into the sea. Oedipus thereby won the freedom of the Thebans, the kingdom of that city and a wife Jocasta, who it was later revealed was his mother. Second side: It shows Goddess Athena.In Ancient Greek Mythology was the Goddess of reason, wisdom, intelligence, skill, peace, warfare, battle strategy, and handicrafts Archaic period 6th century BC . Net weight: 0,6 kgr(1,33lbr), Height:15cm (5,85in)