... the bowl with a fillet or a band of rolled clay, using all the space wisely. Two elaborately painted pairs of eyes set on either side of the cup is the focus of the exterior decoration. These eyes are called "apotropaic" and are supposedly magical. The eyes are set beneath a painted pair of eyebrows and two elongated tear ducts frame what is probably a small stylised nose. The decoration ... this particular vase has been decorated successfully using the space available. Side A is a scene favoured by many artists, the Kleophrades Painter has presented the god Dionysus standing among revel...

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... he seems to be a hero worthy of the divine intervention and to make an even stronger case for that, he is the direct descendent of a god. Achilles, quite unlike Aeneas, is very aggressive and often without the sympathy or kindness (until the very end) shown by Aeneas. He is quick to ... is merely stating a fact. No matter which way the reader chooses to look it at though, he still knows that the gods are watching and finds out later that they are prone to favoritism, error, and violence. Unlike Aeneas in The Aeneid, Achilles is prone to fits of rage and although he may ... remains that A...

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• Grade Level: High School