Unchanged by any teller — how the centuries since have seen Chrysippus.
The gallery
Abduction of Chrysippus (Darius Painter)
Darius Painter, c. 340–320 BC
Apulian volute-krater (Berlin): Laius' abduction of Chrysippus, the beautiful son of Pelops — South Italian vase-painting of the crime that precedes Thebes' curse. Not the Stoic philosopher of Soli.
Abduction of Chrysippus (detail)
Darius Painter, c. 340–320 BC
Detail of the Berlin krater: Chrysippus seized — the Pelopid youth Hyginus says Laius carried from the Nemean games.
Abduction of Chrysippus (Baltimore Painter)
Baltimore Painter, c. 330–310 BC
Apulian vase (Fiesole): another abduction of Chrysippus — the same Pelopid rape that vase-painters paired with underworld and bridal scenes.
Abduction of Chrysippus (Baltimore Painter, reverse angle)
Baltimore Painter, c. 330–310 BC
Second view of the Fiesole Chrysippus abduction — Pelops' son as South Italian narrative pottery, centuries before Stoic Chrysippus of Soli borrowed the name.