Editing Phoenix (son of Amyntor) (section)

==Iconography==
[[File:Akhilleus embassy Louvre G146.jpg|thumb|250px|Embassy to Achilles. On the left, Ajax and Odysseus standing, facing Achilles seated and Phoenix standing on the right. A [[skyphos]] (c. 480&ndash;470 BC) [[Louvre]] G146.<ref>Shapiro 1994, pp. ix, 17, fig. 8; Beazley Archive  [http://www.beazley.ox.ac.uk/record/E027CEA5-C3B9-4140-A97A-F97919D74FF3 204682]; ''[[Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae|LIMC]]'' [http://ark.dasch.swiss/ark:/72163/080e-741a25e594bb1-6 8366]; AVI Web [https://www.avi.unibas.ch/DB/searchform.html?ID=6723 6487].</ref>]]

Phoenix is depicted in several ancient works of art, from as early as {{circa|570 BC.}}<ref>Gantz, p. 658. For a detailed discussion and catalogue, see Kauffmann-Samaras, pp. 984&ndash;987.</ref> He can often be distinguished by his white hair and beard, in contrast to the black of the other figures,<ref>Matheson 2014, [https://books.google.com/books?id=rR7oBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA143 p. 143]; Matheson 2009, p. 195.</ref> as in the red-figure [[kylix]] by the [[Brygos Painter]] ({{circa|490 BC}}), where he is being served wine by [[Briseis]] ([[Louvre]] G152 shown above).<ref>Matheson 2009, pp. 192 Fig. 3, 195; Beazley Archive  [http://www.beazley.ox.ac.uk/record/F6D1F0A6-1AA1-440E-AAF5-8B8BC8835178 203900]; ''[[Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae|LIMC]]'' [http://ark.dasch.swiss/ark:/72163/080e-73a7307fd12e4-4 241]; AVI Web [https://www.avi.unibas.ch/DB/searchform.html?ID=6726 6490].</ref>

The embassy to Achilles, from Book 9 of [[Homer]]'s [[Iliad]], becomes a popular scene on Attic vases of the early fifth century BC, with Phoenix being a prominent figure.<ref>Boardman, Griffin, and Murray, [https://books.google.com/books?id=uusmzge9gvsC&pg=PA47 p. 47]; Matheson 2014, [https://books.google.com/books?id=rR7oBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA143 p. 143]. For a discussion of the embassy scene see Shapiro 1994, pp. 16&ndash;21.</ref>  A dozen or so Attic vases depict the scene.<ref>Shapiro 1994, p. 19.</ref> The earliest of these, c. 490 BC, is a red-figure [[Krater|calyx-krater]] attributed to the [[Eucharides Painter]] ([[Louvre]] G163).<ref>Shapiro 1994, pp. 18&ndash;19, fig. 9; Beazley Archive [http://www.beazley.ox.ac.uk/record/FEDD158E-F0CF-45E2-A811-284D14FDF30B 202217]; ''[[Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae|LIMC]]'' [http://ark.dasch.swiss/ark:/72163/080e-742de43e36b6a-4 9764].</ref> It depicts, on the left, Phoenix standing behind a seated Odysseus, both facing right, and on the right, Diomedes (rather than the expected Ajax) standing behind a seated Achilles, both facing left, all named by inscription. Though without his usual white hair, Phoenix here is still recognizably older than the other three men. Other vases showing similar embassy scenes include: [[Staatliche Antikensammlungen|Antikensammlungen]] 8770 (shown above), and Louvre G146 (shown right).

Phoenix also appears on several other vases. On a [[black-figure]] Tyrrhenian [[amphora]], c. 570 BC, (London 1897.0727.2), Phoenix is shown as part of a scene depicting [[Polyxena]]'s slaughter at the tomb of Achilles. While Neoptolemus cuts Polyxena's throat, Phoenix stands on the far right, with his back turned looking away (perhaps disapproving or unable to watch).<ref>Gantz, p. 658; Beazley Archive [http://www.beazley.ox.ac.uk/record/84ED6F5C-CE45-49E6-86D4-18D857FF77DF 310027]; ''[[Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae|LIMC]]'' [http://ark.dasch.swiss/ark:/72163/080e-7441e0ceced38-5 11175]; British Museum [https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=462439&partId=1&searchText=1897,0727.2&page=1 1897,0727.2].</ref> As noted above, Phoenix appears with Odysseus and Neoptolemos on a [[red-figure]] [[volute-krater]] ({{circa|470 BC}}), in a scene depicting Neoptolemos' departure from Skyros (Ferrara 44701).<ref>Gantz, p. 640; Beazley Archive [http://www.beazley.ox.ac.uk/record/63AA7C6F-F89B-4183-841C-D56B87602CA1 206070]; ''[[Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae|LIMC]]'' [http://ark.dasch.swiss/ark:/72163/080e-7400f8c829b8c-b 6591].</ref> Phoenix is probably also depicted on a red-figure [[kylix]], by [[Euphronios]], leading a procession, followed by a woman with hand to head (Thetis?) looking back, Ajax carrying Achilles's corpse, and a warrior (probably Odysseus) at the rear of the procession ([[J. Paul Getty Museum]] 77.AE.20).<ref>Moore, [https://books.google.com/books?id=iN81AgAAQBAJ&pg=PA177 pp. 177&ndash;178]; Beazley Archive [http://www.beazley.ox.ac.uk/record/FCD2AFDE-34F8-4899-863B-09411B3FEFB0 7504]; ''[[Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae|LIMC]]'' [http://ark.dasch.swiss/ark:/72163/080e-74a4a72dba2e9-c 18151]; J. Paul Getty Museum [http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/7681/euphronios-kachrylion-fragmentary-attic-red-figure-cup-greek-attic-about-490-bc/ 77.AE.20].</ref>

Phoenix appears on both sides of an Athenian red-figure [[stamnos]], c. 480 BC, attributed to the [[Triptolemos Painter]] (Antikenmuseum BS 477).<ref>Shapiro 2009, p. 6, fig. 4; Matheson 2014, [https://books.google.com/books?id=rR7oBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA142 pp. 142&ndash;143]; Matheson 2009, p. 195; Beazley Archive [http://www.beazley.ox.ac.uk/record/CDB1F3AE-C277-4D11-9D1D-E7A384D1DB1E 203796]; ''[[Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae|LIMC]]'' [http://ark.dasch.swiss/ark:/72163/080e-7455c017e40de-c 12573]; AVI Web [https://www.avi.unibas.ch/DB/searchform.html?ID=2131 1999].</ref> The B. side is another embassy to Achilles scene. Phoenix, his long white hair tied up in back, stands on the right, behind the seated Achilles. On the A. side, Phoenix on the left, named by inscription, restrains either Ajax or Achilles, while Priam on the right, also depicted with long white hair tied up in the back, restrains Hector. If the warrior being restrained by Phoenix is Ajax, then this would appear to be Ajax's dual with Hector from ''Iliad'' 7, otherwise this might be Achilles's dual with Hektor, following the death of Patroclus,<ref>Matheson 2014, [https://books.google.com/books?id=rR7oBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA142 pp. 142&ndash;143] (identifying the figure as Achilles); Matheson 2009, p. 195 (identifying the figure as Ajax); Shapiro 2009, p. 6.</ref> although the ''Iliad'' does not mention Phoenix's involvement in either dual. A related scene occurs on an Athenian red-figure amphora ({{circa|480 BC}}) by the [[Kleophrades Painter]] ([[Martin von Wagner Museum]] L508).<ref>Robertson, [https://books.google.com/books?id=BmmW1h7Qk7MC&pg=PA67 p. 67]; Beazley Archive [http://www.beazley.ox.ac.uk/record/E7F580EF-FCDD-4428-A25D-5446D5E83331 201658]; ''[[Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae|LIMC]]'' [http://ark.dasch.swiss/ark:/72163/080e-7455b174229ca-5 12569]; AVI Web: [https://www.avi.unibas.ch/DB/searchform.html?ID=8416 8123].</ref> On the A. side, Phoenix (named) restrains a warrior (Ajax?), while on the B. side, another old man (Priam?) restrains Hektor (named).