{"id":17314,"date":"2026-03-13T09:55:40","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T09:55:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=17314"},"modified":"2026-03-13T09:57:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T09:57:52","slug":"attic-black-figure-lekythos-with-herakles-and-atlas-34-cm","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/product\/attic-black-figure-lekythos-with-herakles-and-atlas-34-cm\/","title":{"rendered":"Attic Black-Figure Lekythos with Herakles and Atlas 34 cm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"1065\" data-end=\"1557\">This lekythos reproduces a celebrated <strong data-start=\"1103\" data-end=\"1171\">Attic black-figure vase depicting the myth of Herakles and Atlas<\/strong>, a subject associated with the hero\u2019s quest for the <strong data-start=\"1224\" data-end=\"1259\">Golden Apples of the Hesperides<\/strong> during his legendary labors. In the scene, Atlas\u2014the Titan condemned to hold up the heavens\u2014momentarily retrieves the sacred apples while Herakles temporarily bears the weight of the sky. This dramatic moment from Greek mythology symbolized strength, cunning, and the endurance of heroic trials.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1559\" data-end=\"1981\">Original lekythoi of this type were produced in <strong data-start=\"1607\" data-end=\"1638\">Attica, particularly Athens<\/strong>, during the <strong data-start=\"1651\" data-end=\"1688\">Archaic period around 525\u2013475 BCE<\/strong> and are attributed to painters such as the <strong data-start=\"1732\" data-end=\"1750\">Athena Painter<\/strong>. These vessels were created using the <strong data-start=\"1789\" data-end=\"1815\">black-figure technique<\/strong>, in which dark silhouettes were painted and incised to reveal fine details of anatomy, garments, and mythological attributes.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1983\" data-end=\"2220\">Lekythoi were typically used as <strong data-start=\"2015\" data-end=\"2033\">oil containers<\/strong>, often placed in funerary contexts or used in ritual offerings. Their mythological scenes connected everyday objects with heroic narratives central to ancient Greek religion and culture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"2249\" data-end=\"2458\">Replica of an <strong data-start=\"2263\" data-end=\"2323\">Attic black-figure lekythos from Athens (c. 525\u2013475 BCE)<\/strong> showing the myth of <strong data-start=\"2344\" data-end=\"2413\">Herakles and Atlas retrieving the Golden Apples of the Hesperides<\/strong>, attributed to the Athena Painter tradition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":17329,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_cat":[69,72],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-17314","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","product_cat-pottery","product_cat-black-figure"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/17314","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17314"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=17314"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=17314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}