hildegardavon:AthenaAthena and Enceladus fighting. Oltos? (Louvre), circle of Psiax (Mertens), ca. 5
hildegardavon:AthenaAthena and Enceladus fighting. Oltos? (Louvre), circle of Psiax (Mertens), ca. 525 BC, Interior from an Attic red figure stemmed dish, 6,6x20,4 cmMusée du Louvre Inv. CA 3662Enkelados or Enceladus was a Gigante who battled Athene in their war against the gods. When he fled the battlefield, Athene crushed him beneath the Sicilian Mount Aitna. However, according to other accounts, it was the giant Typhoeus who was buried beneath the volcano. (Via: Theoi) -- source link
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