![]() The elaborate statuette of Hermes Kriophoros (Figs. 12, (.)ġ1Pan was probably not the only god who received votives in the sanctuary. The possible identification of the moschophoros in Athens (Figs. The third statuette is of rather crude workmanship in comparison with the other two it is dressed in the same manner as the statuette of Hermes, and in the original publication was thought to be either “Hermes Nomios” or a true Arcadian peasant. The second statuette depicts a naked youth who may once have held a bow in his left hand while pouring a libation with his right hand from a phiale which has now been lost (Figs. He carries a ram under his left arm (Figs. ![]() One of them represents Hermes wearing winged boots, a short chiton and a pointed hat curiously decorated on top by a bunch of feathers. 4 Three of these statuettes were acquired by the Greek National Museum at Athens. They were said to have been found by peasants in the Lykaion mountains near Andritsaina in southwestern Arcadia. For the possibility that the youth once (.)ĤIn the first years of this century a considerable number of sensational bronze statuettes appeared on the art market. To characterize the Arcadian god the painter made use of a monstrous combination of animal and human elements (Figs. The powers of the latter god are represented by two satyrs and a maenad, eager to please the dining company, moving their bodies to the music of Pan. He stands next to Hermes, who relaxes on a kline looking over his shoulder, perhaps in the direction of Dionysos who rests comfortably on another kline depicted on the second fragment. One of two fragments from the rim of a black-figured volute-krater shows Pan playing the double-flute at a divine banquet. 1 It is possible that a few years before this event the foreign divinity had already become a subject of interest to Attic vase-painters. This led to the splendid victory of the Athenians. During the battle of Marathon the god was believed to have caused panic among the enemy’s soldiers. is a fixed date rare in the history of Greek religion. The official installation of his cult at Athens in 490 B.C. 5 no (.)ġ Ancient writers unanimously report that Pan was originally a local god from Arcadia. 2 Amsterdam, Allard Pierson Museum nos.1 Pan as an Arcadian god: for the literary tradition see Roscher 3, 1349-50. ![]()
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