PLATE XIII
Perseus
Although unaccompanied by an inscription this figure can be definitely identified as Perseus. In his right hand he holds the harpe, or sickle-sword, the gift of Hermes, on his shoulders hangs the pouch which he received from the Nymphs, and on his feet are the winged sandals which bear him swiftly through the air. His head-gear seems to be not the dog-skin cap of Hades, but a special form of the petasos, or travelling hat. From a red-figured amphora of about 500 b.c., in Munich (Furtwängler-Reichhold, Griechische Vasenmalerei, No. 134). See pp. 32 ff.
