Primary Source Project

By: Patrick Murphy

Artifact

• Greek vase

• Polyphemus & Odysseus and his men

• The Killing of Polyphemus

How is was made/whom

• Painter: Attributed to the Theseus Painter

• Period: Late Archaic

• 510 – 490 BC

• Shape: Oinochoe ----

• Ware: Attic Black Figure

Historical Moment, Culture, Importance.

• Odysseus killing Polyphemus

• Burning the Spear in a fire

• Story telling with a vase

Bibliography

Atsma, A. (2000-2011). Retrieved Febuary 16, 2013, from www.theoi.com:

http://www.theoi.com/Gallery/L8.1.html

Wikipedia. (2013, Febuary 13). Wikipedia. Retrieved Febuary 16, 2013, from

Polyphemus:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyphemus