Caeneus
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In Greek mythology, Caeneus was a Lapith hero, ruler of Thessaly, and the father of the Argonaut Coronus. Caeneus was born a girl, Caenis, the daughter of Elatus, but after Poseidon had sex with Caeni
Two Centaurs pound Caeneus into the ground with tree trunks; bronze relief from Olympia, Archaeological Museum of Olympia BE 11a (mid–late seventh century BC)
Caeneus (inscription: ΚΑΙΝΕΥΣ) already halfway into the ground, being hammered by three Centaurs, one using a tree trunk (on the left) and two using boulders (on the right); volute krater, François Vase, by Kleitias, Florence, National Archaeological Museum 4209 (c. 570–560 BC).
Centaurs pound Caeneus to the ground, from the frieze of the Temple of Hephaestus, second half of 5th-century BC.
Caeneus pounded to the earth, a scene from the Lycian Sarcophagus of Sidon
Argonautica
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The Argonautica is a Greek epic poem written by Apollonius Rhodius in the 3rd century BC. The only entirely surviving Hellenistic epic, the Argonautica tells the myth of the voyage of Jason and the Ar
Jason and the Argonauts Arriving at Colchis, by Charles de La Fosse. The poem Argonautica was written specifically for Ptolemaic Alexandria, but it has long been a resource for other dynasties seeking to illustrate their power and ambitions. This painting is located in the Château de Versailles.
Athena helps build the Argo; Roman moulded terracotta plaque, first century AD.
In Medea, a conflicted Medea is shown mixing a potion for an incantation, c. 1867 by Frederick Sandys
Kylix Theseus Aison MNA Inv 11365 n 1