There are certain principles within the Geometric Style that have continuously been used in Greek art: symmetry and balance. Images on geometric vases consisted of divided scenes, clearly drawn defining lines, and echoing motifs and figures, …show more content…
The tale that Figure B depicts is of Hephaistos, the divine smith’s, return to Mount Olympus, the home of the gods. He is also the one who trapped his mother, Hera, to a throne, which he created to seek his revenge against her for abandoning him. Thus, Dionysos, the wine god, got Hephaistos drunk and brought him to Olympus to free Hera since only he had the power to do so.4 The krater symbolizes the symposium or drinking party and the images represent the opposing aristocratic power groupings in the Archaic world and such representations of the krater can also be found in Homer’s epic poems.5 The narrative scene in Figure B suggests that the Greeks had a cultural value in drinking and socializing, but were also aware of the constant struggle to overtake others in power and wealth within their