Areto
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In Greek mythology
, Areto (Αρετώ "virtuous") was an Amazon
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Her name is not attested in literary sources, and is known solely from an Attic
black-figure
vase painting.
Greek mythology
Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. They were a part of religion in ancient Greece...
, Areto (Αρετώ "virtuous") was an Amazon
Amazons
The Amazons are a nation of all-female warriors in Greek mythology and Classical antiquity. Herodotus placed them in a region bordering Scythia in Sarmatia...
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Her name is not attested in literary sources, and is known solely from an Attic
Attic
An attic is a space found directly below the pitched roof of a house or other building . Attic is generally the American/Canadian reference to it...
black-figure
Black-figure pottery
Black-figure pottery painting, also known as the black-figure style or black-figure ceramic is one of the most modern styles for adorning antique Greek vases. It was especially common between the 7th and 5th centuries BC, although there are specimens dating as late as the 2nd century BC...
vase painting.
Sources
- Realencyclopädie der Classischen Altertumswissenschaft. Band II, Halbband 3, Apollon-Artemis (1895): s. 681, s. v. Areto (in German)
- Blok, Josine H. The early Amazons: modern and ancient perspectives on a persistent myth. BRILL, 1995; page 218 (with a reference to Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae ClassicaeLexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae ClassicaeThe Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae is an eight-volume work cataloguing representations of mythology in the plastic arts of antiquity. It was published serially from 1981 to 1997, with supplements planned...
, "Amazones" entry, vol. 1, p. 653)