Melian Amphora - The Judgement of Paris? 7th C. BCE

"Verily that quarrel [between the Goddesses Hera, Athene and Aphrodite] arose in thy [Akhilleus'] own glades, at a gathering of the Gods, when pleasant Pelion made marriage feast for Peleus [and Thetis], and thou [Akhilleus] even then wert promised to our [the Greeks] armament."

-Statius, Achilleid 2. 55 ff (trans. Mozley) (Roman epic C1st A.D.)

Large neck amphora in Melian (Cycladic) style, attributed to a Parian workshop. 7th century BCE. On the body of the vase there is a misinterpreted mythological scene with three Goddesses who are lead by a flying male figure that embraces a scepter a holds by a chain a mythical monster (chimera?) or lion. The four figures are welcomed by a young man holding a spear. The judgement of Paris? In the neck is rider with spear and shield. Archaeological Museum of Paros A 2652.

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https://www.theoi.com/Olympios/JudgementParis.html