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picture of his representing Jupiter in labour with Bacchus, 1 

 with a mitnr on his head, and erying like a woman in the 

 midst of the goddesses, who are acting as mid wives. Cleon 

 distinguished himself by his Cadmus ; and Ctesidcmus, by his 

 Capture of (Echalia 3 and his Laodamia. 



Ctesicles became notorious for the insult which he offered 

 to Queen Stratonice; 4 for, upon failing to meet with an 

 honourable reception from her, he painted her, romping with 

 a fisherman, for whom, according to common report, she had 

 conceived an ardent affection. After exhibiting this picture 

 in the harbour at Kpbestis, be at once set sail and escaped : 

 the queen, however, would not allow of its removal, the like- 

 nesses of the two figures being so admirably expressed. Cra- 

 tinus, 4 the comic writer, painted at Athens, in the Tompeion* 



there. 



Of Eutychidrp, there is a Victory guiding a chariot drawn by 

 two horses. Hudorus is famous for his dramatic scenery ; he 

 executed some statues in bronze also. By Hippys there is a 

 Xeptune and Victor)'. JIabron painted a picture of Friend- 

 ship and Concord, and several figures of divinities; Leontiscus, 

 an Aratus with the trophies of victory, 7 and a Singing-girl ; 

 Leon, a portrait of Sappho; and Is earchus, a Venus attended 

 by Cupids and (J races, and a Hercules, sorrowing and repentant 

 at the sad results of his madness. 8 Xealces/ a remarkably 

 ingenious and inventive artist, painted a Venus. On one oc- 

 casion, when ho had to represent a naval engagement between 

 the Persians and Egyptians, wishing it to be understood that 



1 Who was paid to have been born from the thigh of Jove. 



2 Or cap; see Chapter 35 of this l!ook. 



3 Uy Hercules, when he demanded lole of hrr father Eurytus, king of 

 (Echalia. 4 See Nte U I above. 



6 Several Cratini wore distinguished as Comic writers, but we do not 

 read in any other author of any one of them being a painter. The reading 

 is doubtful. 



6 A building at the entrance into Athens, whence the " pompre," or 

 solemn proceshion*, set out. 



7 llardouin thinks that this wa* the victory pained by Aratus of Sicyon 

 over Arititippua, the Tyrant of Argos. Jf so, Lcontiseus must have flourished 

 nbout Olymp. 136. 



* Caused by the anger of Juno. In this fit <-f insanity he slew his wife 

 M-gara and her children. 



9 See also Chapter 30. From Plutarch wo learn that he was greatly in 

 favour with Aratus of Sicyon. 



