Jason and King Pelias depicted in the Roman fresco from the House of Jason (Casa di Giasone) in Pompeii (20-25 AD), now on display in the National Archaeological Museum (Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli) in Naples, Campania, Italy. King Pelias stops on the steps of a temple as he recognises young Jason by his missing sandal, the hero who has just joined the royal household as the man, who, according to an oracle, will bring his reign to an end. For this reason King Peleas has stopped, terrified, on the steps of a temple near which, with the aid of his sons, he is in the act of sacrificin
Jason and King Pelias depicted in the Roman fresco from the House of Jason (Casa di Giasone) in Pompeii (20-25 AD), now on display in the National Archaeological Museum (Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli) in Naples, Campania, Italy. King Pelias stops on the steps of a temple as he recognises young Jason by his missing sandal, the hero who has just joined the royal household as the man, who, according to an oracle, will bring his reign to an end. For this reason King Peleas has stopped, terrified, on the steps of a temple near which, with the aid of his sons, he is in the act of sacrificing a bull. This is being led forwards by the victimarius (the man who kills the sacrificial animal) while an assistant places the items required in the ritual on a trapeza (Roman low table).
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