The scene of Hermes supervising the burial of the fallen Trojan warrior Sarpedon by Hypnos and Thanatos, was a favorite on vases, both Greek and Etruscan. When the two corpse-bearers are winged, as well as helmeted, one knows they are not mortals. They're immortals: Hypnos (Sleep) and Thanatos (Death). Overseeing them is the god Hermes, conductor of the dead into Hades. While the subject of Sarpedon's death might normally be depicted as a stylized tableau, the figures of Athenian youths arming themselves, depicted on the other side, are painted in naturalistic poses and with schematic but accurate anatomy.