... 's decoration is the drunken behavior of the satyrs and maenads. A satyr playing the double pipes (aulus) leads the processions; he is followed by scenes of tail pulling, snake handling and wine guzzling. Yet amid all of this action the artist has attempted to portray some artistic innovation. Although the scene is two dimensional the painter has deliberately varied the mainly profile ... is uncommon to find a vase of this shape painted by an artist as good as the Kleophrades Painter. Pointed amphorae were often used as undecorated vases for holding oil and wine but their awkward shape a...

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... would do no good since the mouth of the cave was still inescapable. The captain had then devised! a new plan. When Polyphemos returned that evening, Odysseus showered the monster with wine until he had fallen under a drunken spell. Then, with the help of his companions took a sharp pole and rammed it into his large eye, blinding him instantaneously. As the crew ... ...

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