|Posted by tenutasantelisabetta on February 24, 2013 at 9:45 AM|
The lord of horses can be pictured in two ways: - between two
facing horses - standing on the crupper of two horses set out in
pair or facing back Frequently the equines pictures are not
natural, on the contrary they are drawn in a stylized or
extremely bizarre way. This iconographic scheme that represents
a human figure with two horses can be interpreted in two ways: -
the first interpretation consider the human figure the
representation of a god (Pòseidon Ippios) - the second
interpretation consider the human figure the representation of a
tamer - horse-breaker or warrior. He wants first to show clearly
his belonging to the upper-class, the only that could stand the
maintenance of horses and the purchase of a panoply (complete
suit of armour). In this case, the goal is not only to praise
the wealth, power, strength and war virtues of the aristoi (the
best) but also to remind the Homeric warrior-heroes that were
often defined hippòdamoi (horse-