# The Fury of Athamas

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## Artwork

- Artist: [FLAXMAN, John](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/flaxman-john-r4867c5d4df39ef>)
- Date: 1751-1800
- Technique: Marble

## Commentary

The marble group depicts the dramatic moment when Athamas, King of Thebes, snatches his son Learchus from his mother and smashes him against a wall. The fact that Ino, his second wife, thirsted for the blood of his children by her first wife had driven him mad.

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## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)