ID: 901000492 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000492	Record Type: Character/Person

	Croesus Interviews Solon (Greek narrative)

Note: Narrative by Herodotus of the fictitious meeting of wealthy King of Lydia, Croesus with the Athenian lawgiver Solon. Solon was said to have lectured his host on how good fortune, not wealth, was the basis of happiness.

Names:

	Croesus Interviews Solon (Greek narrative) (preferred,b,English-P,D,P)
	Solon before Croesus (Greek narrative) (English,U,P)
	Croesus displays his treasures to Solon (Greek narrative) (f,English,U,P)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Greek iconography> (P)
		........<Greek narratives> (P)
		............Story of Croesus (Greek narratives) (I)
		................Croesus Interviews Solon (Greek narrative) (P)

Other Relationships:

	actor is .... Croesus (Lydian king, died ca. 546 BCE)
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

	actor is .... Solon (Athenian statesman, philosopher, ca. 630-ca. 560 BCE)
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

Sources:

	Croesus Interviews Solon (Greek narrative)
	................J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
	Solon before Croesus (Greek narrative)
	................J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
	Croesus displays his treasures to Solon (Greek narrative)
	................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 95B(Croesus)51 Croesus, king of Lydia, displays his treasures to Solon

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-) http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/745/nikolaus-knupfer-solon-before-croesus-dutch-about-1650-1652/
	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Croesus," accessed 12 July 2017