νώτω [μὲν] μολάχην τε καὶ ἀσφόδολον πολύριζον
κόλπῳ δ’ Οἰδιπόδαν Λαίο(υ) υἱὸν ἔχω

“On my back I bear mallow and many-rooted asphodel, but
in my bosom Oedipus, Laios’ son.”[2240]

A curious and unique inscription is found engraved on a kotyle from Chiusi: οὗτος τὸν δᾶμον ἔφα ποναρόν, “This fellow said that the people were a depraved lot.”[2241] The η of πονηρόν was first written Ε, and then corrected into Α, the Doric form. It may be supposed that the inscription is due to a workman who did not approve of the democracy under which he lived.

On an amphora from Gnatia (Fasano), with a goose and a cock, in white on the black ground, is the quaint dialogue:

ΑΝΗΧΝΟΤΙΑ, ΟΤΟΝΕΛΕΤΡΥΓΟΝΑ
αἴ τὸν χῆνα, ὦ τὸν ἐλετρυγόνα, or, “What, the goose?”
“Oh, the cock!”[2242]

Etruscan inscriptions do not come within the scope of this chapter, but an Oscan inscription should be mentioned here, which is incised on a vase in the British Museum (F 233), over an actor: ΑΙΤΝΑΣ = Santia, the Oscan form of Ξανθίας, which was a common name for the slave of comedy.

LIST OF ARTISTS’ SIGNATURES FOUND ON GREEK VASES
I. Early Fabrics (Chapter VII.)
 
Aristonoös ἐποίησε Uncertain fabric See Vol. I. p. 297
Pyrrhos ἐποίησε Proto-Corinthian Rev. Arch. xl. (1902), p. 41
Chares ἔγραψε Corinthian Klein, Meistersig. p. 29
Milonidas ἔγραψε    do. Wiener Vorl. 1888, pl. 1, fig. 4
Timonidas ἔγραψε do. Klein, p. 28
Gamedes ἐποίησε Boeotian Ibid. p. 31
Gryton ἐποίησε do. Boston Mus. Report, 1898, p. 54
Iphitadas ἐποίησε Boeotian Röm. Mitth. 1897, p. 105
Menaidas ἐποίησε do. Wiener Vorl. 1889, pl. 1, fig. 1
Mnasalkes ἐποίησε do. Boston Mus. Report, 1899, p. 56
Theozotos ἐποίησε do. Louvre F 69
 
II. Attic Black-figured Vases (Vol. I. p. 379).
 
Amasis ἐποίησε Amphorae and oinochoae Klein, p. 43; Vol. I. p. 383
Anakles ἐποίησε[2243] Minor artist Ibid. p. 75
Antidoros ἐποίει Minor artist Notizie degli Scavi, 1897, p. 231
Archikles ἐποίησε Minor artist Klein, p. 76
Charitaios ἐποίησε Hydria and kylix Ibid. p. 51
Cheiron ἐποίησε Minor artist Ibid. p. 79
Epitimos ἐποίησε Minor artist Ibid. p. 84
Ergoteles ἐποίησε Minor artist Berlin 1758
Ergotimos ἐποίησε Potter of François vase; kylix Klein, p. 37
Eucheiros ἐποίησε Minor artist Ibid. p. 72
Euphiletos ἔγραψε Pinax Ibid. p. 49
Exekias {ἔγραψε } Amphorae and kylikes Ibid. p. 38
{ἐποίησε}
Glaukytes ἐποίησε Minor artist (with Archikles) Ibid. p. 77
Hermogenes ἐποίησε Minor artist Ibid. p. 82
Kaulos ἐποίησε Potter for Sakonides Notizie degli Scavi, 1903, p. 35
Kittos ἐποίησε Panathen. amph. (4th cent.) B.M. B 604
Kleisophos ἔγραψε Oinochoë (Xenokles as potter) Athens 691
Klitias ἔγραψε François vase (painter) Klein, p. 32; B.M. B 6014–5
Kolchos ἐποίησε Oinochoë Berlin 1732
Mnesikleides ἔγραψε Aryballos Athens 669
Myspios ἐποίησε Minor artist Klein, p. 84
Neandros ἐποίησε Minor artist Ibid. p. 79
Nearchos ἐγρ. κ. ἐπ. Situla Ibid. p. 38
Nikosthenes ἐποίησε About eighty vases Ibid. p. 51
Oikopheles ἐκεράμευσε Kylix Oxford 189
Paseas γράμμα Pinax Klein, p. 49
Phrynos ἐποίησε Minor artist B.M. B 424 and Boston
Priapos ἐποίησε Doubtful B.M. B 395
Psoieas ἐποίησε(?) Minor artist B.M. B 60040
Sakonides ἔγραψε Minor artist Klein, p. 85
Sikelos ἔγραψε Panathen. amphora Ibid. p. 86
Skythes ἔγραψε Pinax Ibid. p. 48
Sokles ἐποίησε Minor artist Ibid. p. 79
Sondros ἐποίησε Minor artist B.M. B 6016
Sophilos ἔγραψε Fragment Ath. Mitth. 1889, pl. 1
Taleides ἐποίησε Various shapes Klein, p. 46
Thrax ἐποίησε Minor artist Notizie degli Scavi, 1903, p. 36
Timagoras ἐποίησε Hydriae Klein, p. 50
Tlenpolemos ἐποίησε Minor artist; potter for Sakonides Ibid. p. 84
Tleson ἐποίησε Minor artist Ibid. p. 73
Tychios ἐποίησε Hydria Ibid. p. 50
Xenokles ἐποίησε Minor artist; potter for Kleisophos Ibid. p. 80
 
III. Transitional or “Mixed Technique”
 
Andokides { ἐποίησε } Amphorae, etc. See Vol. I. p. 386
{ ἐποίει }
Chelis See below
Epiktetos See below
Epilykos See below
Hischylos ἐποίησε Potter for Epiktetos, Sakonides, Pheidippos Klein, p. 97
Nikosthenes See above; two mixed; three R.F.[2244]
Pamphaios ἐποίησε Various shapes Ibid. p. 87
Pasiades ἐποίησε White-ground B.M. B 668
Thypheithides ἐποίησε Doubtful See B.M. E 4
 
IV. Attic Red-figured Vases (see Vol. I. p. 420 ff.)
 
Aeson ἔγραψε Kylix Ant. Denkm. ii. pl. 1
Amasis II (ἔγραψε) Kylix Bibl. Nat. 535; Hartwig, Meistersch. chap. xvi.
Apollodoros ἔγραψε Kylikes Ibid. chap. xxii.
Aristophanes ἔγραψε Kylikes Berlin 2531; Boston Mus. Report, 1900, p. 49 ff.
Brygos ἐποίησε Kylikes Hartwig, chap. xiii.
Chachrylion ἐποίησε Kylikes Ibid. chap iv.
Chelis { ἐποίησε} Kylikes (one “mixed”) Klein, Meistersig. p. 116
{ ἐποίει   }
Deiniades ἐποίησε Potter for Phintias
Duris ἔγραψε Various shapes Hartwig, chaps. x., xxi.
Epigenes ἐποίησε Kantharos Klein, p. 186
Epiktetos ἔγραψε Kylikes and plates Ibid. p. 100
Epilykos ἔγραψε Kylikes Ibid. p. 114: see Monuments Piot, ix. p. 135 ff.
Erginos ἐποίησε Potter for Aristophanes
Euergides ἐποίησε Kylikes Klein, p. 99
Euphronios { ἔγραψε } Various shapes Hartwig, chaps. vii., xviii.
{ἐποίησε }
Euthymides ἔγραψε Various shapes Hoppin, Euthymides
Euxitheos ἐποίησε Amphora; potter for Oltos Klein, p. 135
Hegesiboulos ἐποίησε White-ground cup Branteghem Cat., No. 167
Hegias ἔγραψε Kylix Klein, p. 186
Hermaios ἐποίησε Kylikes See Vol. I. p. 424
Hermonax ἔγραψε Stamni and “pelikae” Klein, p. 200
Hieron ἐποίησε Kylikes and kotylae; potter for Makron Hartwig, chap. xii.
Hilinos ἐποίησε Potter for Psiax
Hischylos ἐποίησε See above
Hypsis ἔγραψε Hydria Klein, p. 198
Kalliades ἐποίησε Potter for Duris: see Table V.
Kleophrades ἐποίησε Potter for Duris and Amasis II.
Makron ἔγραψε (With Hieron)
Maurion ἐποίει Pyxis B.M. E 770; Class. Rev. 1894, p. 419
Megakles ἐποίησε Pyxis Klein, p. 205
Meidias ἐποίησε Hydria B.M. E 224 = Plate XLI.
Mys ἐποίησε Lekythos Athens 1362
Nikias ἐποίησε Krater in B.M See p. 259 above
Oltos ἔγραψε Kylikes Hartwig, chap. v.
Onesimos ἔγραψε Kylikes (Euphronios as potter) Ibid. chap. xix.
Peithinos ἔγραψε Kylikes Ibid. chap. xi.
Pheidippos ἔγραψε Kylix B.M. E 6
Phintias ἔγραψε Various shapes Hartwig, chap. ix.
Pistoxenos ἐποίησε Kotylae; potter for Euphronios Ibid. chap. xiv.
Polygnotos ἔγραψε Amphorae; stamni Mon. Antichi, ix. p. 1 ff.
Praxias ἔγραψε (Non-Athenian?) Klein, p. 31
Psiax ἔγραψε Kylix and alabastron Amer. Journ. of Arch. 1895, p. 485
Python I. ἐποίησε Potter for Epiktetos and Duris
Sikanos ἐποίησε Plate Klein, p. 116
Smikros ἔγραψε[2245] Stamni Monuments Piot, ix. p. 15 ff.
Sosias ἐποίησε Kylix Berlin 2278; Klein, p. 147
Sotades { ἐποίησε } White-ground vases { Branteghem Cat. 159–166
{ ἐποίει } { Klein, p. 187
Syriskos ἐποίησε Astragalos vase Hartwig, chap. xxiv.
Xenophantos ἐποίησε Lekythos Petersburg 1790
Xenotimos ἐποίησε Kylikes Branteghem Cat. 84–85
 
V. Unfigured and Modelled Vases
 
Charinos ἐποίησε Modelled vases Klein, p. 215; Röm. Mitth. 1890, p. 316
Kalliades ἐποίησε Modelled vases; potter for Duris Klein, p. 216
Kleomenes ἐποίησε Modelled vase in Louvre Mon. Grecs, 1897, pls. 16–17
Kriton ἐποίησε Jug; no subject Klein, p. 213
Lydos ἐποίησε Fragment; painter’s name lost Ibid. p. 217
Lykinos ἠργάσατο Pyxis Ibid. p. 213
Lysias ἐποίησε Jug; no subject Ibid. p. 213
Myson ἐγρ. κ. ἐπ. Fragment Ibid. p. 217
Prokles ἐποίησε Modelled lekythos Berlin 2202
Teisias ἐποίησε Vases without subject Klein, p. 212
Therinos ποίημα Chytra Ibid. p. 214
 
VI. South Italian (see Vol. I. p. 478)
 
Assteas ἔγραψε Kraters, etc. See Vol. I. p. 478
Lasimos ἔγραψε Krater Klein, p. 210
Python ἔγραφε Krater B.M. F 149
Statios ἔργον Doubtful See B.M. F 594
LIST OF ΚΑΛΟΣ-NAMES ON GREEK VASES
Names in parentheses denote the artists with whom they are associated
I. Black-figured Vases
 
Aischis Myia
Andokides (Timagoras) Mys
Anthylle Neokleides (Taleides)
Automenes Onetor
Chairaia? (Nikosthenes) Onetorides (Exekias)
Chares Pyles
Dorotheos (Charinos? also R.F.) Pythokles I.
Eresilla Rhodon
Euphiletos Rhodopis
Hippokrates (also R.F.) Sibon (Kabeirion vase: see Vol. I. p. 218)
Hippokritos (Glaukytes) Sime
Hippon I. Sostratos
Kallias I. (Taleides) Stesias (Exekias)
Kallippe Stesileos
Klitarchos (Taleides) Stroibos
Leagros (Exekias; also R.F.) Timotheos
Lysippides Xenodoke (Charinos)
Mnesilla
 
II. Red-figured Vases
 
Aisimides Antimachos
Akestor Antiphon
Akestorides Aphrodisia
Alexomenos Archinos II.
Alkides Aristagoras (Duris)
Alkimachos Aristarchos
Antias Aristeides
 
Athenodotos (Peithinos; with Leagros) Lichas
Brachas Lyandros
Chairestratos Lykopis
Chairias (Phintias) Lykos (Euphronios, Duris, Onesimos)
Chairippos Lysis (Hartwig, chap. xxiii.)
Charmides Megakles I. (Phintias, Euthymides)
Damas Megakles II.
Diogenes (see Hartwig, chap. xv.) Memnon (Chelis, Chachrylion)
Diokles Midas
Dion Mikion II.
Dionokles Miltiades
Diphilos Naukleia (Hieron)
Dorotheos (also B.F.) Nikodemos
Dromippos Nikon
Elpinikos Nikophile
Epidromos (Chachrylion?) Nikostratos II. (Hartwig, chap. xx.)
Epileios Oinanthe
Epimedes Olympiodoros (also one B.F.)
Erosantheo Panaitios (Euphronios, Duris)
Erothemis (Euphronios and Onesimos) Pedieus
Euaion Perses
Eurymachos Phayllos
Euryptolemos (Apollodoros) Pheidiades
Glaukon (Euphronios) Pheidon
Heras Philon
Hermogenes (Duris) Praxiteles
Hiketes Sekline (Euphronios)
Hipparchos (Epiktetos) Sikinnos
Hippodamas (Duris and Hieron) Simiades
Hippon II. Smikythos (Euthymides)
Hygiainon Sokrates
Kallias II. Solon
Kallides Sophanes
Kallikles Sostratos
Kallisto (Hieron) Thaleia
Karton Theodoros
Kephisios Thero (Oltos)
Kephisophon Timarchos
Kleinias Timokrates
Kleophon (with Megakles I.) Timoxenos or Timaxenos
Krates Tleson
Laches (see Hartwig, chap. xx.) Xenon
Leagros (Chachrylion, Euphronios, Euxitheos) Xenophon.

[The foregoing list is not exhaustive, but only gives the more frequently occurring names; reference should be made throughout to Klein’s Lieblingsinschriften, 1898 edition.]

2058.  v. 17, 6.

2059.  xi. 466 D-E.

2060.  Hence the oblique cases υἱεῖ, υἱεῖς, etc., of classical usage.

2061.  Die griechischen Vaseninschriften, Gütersloh, 1894.

2062.  See Berlin 2891; Arch. Zeit. 1879, p. 96.

2063.  Cf. Berlin 2866 and the vase of Xenophantos (Reinach, i. 23).

2064.  B.M. A 189* = Plate XVII. fig. 6.

2065.  Vol. I. p. 436; Klein, Meistersig. p. 162 ff.

2066.  Vol. I. p. 478; Klein, ibid. p. 206 ff.

2067.  Klein, Lieblingsinschr.2 p. 118.

2068.  Ath. Mitth. 1890, p. 396.

2069.  For the explanation of these names see Chapter IV.

2070.  B.M. E 497; Schöne in Comm. Phil. in hon. Mommseni, p. 658, Nos. 29–32.

2071.  Op. cit. p. 651, No. 5. In this and the other examples it will be understood that Δ denotes 10 (δέκα), Π 5 (πέντε), and so on; Ͱ being the sign for a drachma.

2072.  Op. cit. No. 17.

2073.  A diminutive of πέλλα, a large deep cup or bowl (see Vol. I. p. 186).

2074.  Schöne, op. cit. p. 650, No. 3.

2075.  Ibid. No. 7 = Cat. 1206.

2076.  Cat. 2188; Schöne’s No. 8. The meaning of Λύδια μείζω is uncertain.

2077.  Ber. d. sächs. Gesellsch. 1854, p. 36.

2078.  B.M. B 310; Munich 693. See Jahn in Ber. d. Sächs. Gesellsch. 1854, p. 37.

2079.  Ran. 1236.

2080.  Pac. 1202.

2081.  Schöne, op. cit. p. 655, No. 13.

2082.  F 595: see Vol. I. p. 135.

2083.  B.M. B 451; J.H.S. vi. p. 374 ff.

2084.  B.M. B 450 = J.H.S. vi. p. 372.

2085.  Boeckh, C.I.G. i. 545.

2086.  A 1054 = Roehl, I.G.A. 524, p. 151. See also Kretschmer, pp. 3–4.

2087.  I.G.A. 22: see below, p. 252.

2088.  Ibid. 2 = B.M. A 1512.

2089.  B.M. F 596: see Vol. I. p. 186.

2090.  Heydemann’s Cat. 1212.

2091.  B.M. F 605–6.

2092.  Naukratis I., pls. 32–4, p. 54 ff.; Naukratis II., pl. 21, p. 62 ff.; Brit. Sch. Annual, 1898–99, p. 53.

2093.  Ath. Mitth. xv. p. 395 ff.

2094.  See Vol. I. pp. 139, 345.

2095.  Ath. Mitth. 1881, p. 107; 1893, p. 225; Kretschmer, p. 110; also Vol. I. p. 291.

2096.  Mon. Grecs, 1897, pls. 16–7, p. 55; and see Vol. I. p. 493.