The Sculptures of the ParthenonJ. Murray, 1903 - 173 pages |
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Page 90
... girl who stands close beside the goddess Hera , and is obviously a divine messenger , such as Iris or Nikè . The other , 42 , on the extreme right , is a winged boy , even more obviously the god of love , Eros , leaning idly against the ...
... girl who stands close beside the goddess Hera , and is obviously a divine messenger , such as Iris or Nikè . The other , 42 , on the extreme right , is a winged boy , even more obviously the god of love , Eros , leaning idly against the ...
Page 91
... girl servant beside her to attend to her personal wants ; that is the function of the winged girl Iris close beside Hera . What the action of the left hand of Iris is precisely , we do not know . But she clearly shares the sudden ...
... girl servant beside her to attend to her personal wants ; that is the function of the winged girl Iris close beside Hera . What the action of the left hand of Iris is precisely , we do not know . But she clearly shares the sudden ...
Page 93
... girls . There are no two men similarly disposed in the group on the left ; but a knot of men standing promiscuously , and waiting perhaps eagerly the approach of the procession , would not naturally break up into symmetrical groups . In ...
... girls . There are no two men similarly disposed in the group on the left ; but a knot of men standing promiscuously , and waiting perhaps eagerly the approach of the procession , would not naturally break up into symmetrical groups . In ...
Page 94
... girls into the presence of the gods , so to speak , reserving the rest of the procession for the other sides of the frieze , with its commotion and its more pronounced suggestions of ordinary daily life ? Having thus made a rapid review ...
... girls into the presence of the gods , so to speak , reserving the rest of the procession for the other sides of the frieze , with its commotion and its more pronounced suggestions of ordinary daily life ? Having thus made a rapid review ...
Page 96
... girls , the Ergastinae as they were called , who had been chosen to weave and embroider the new peplos for the image of Athenè , and who now were allowed to walk in the procession1 behind the peplos , carrying some of them vessels for ...
... girls , the Ergastinae as they were called , who had been chosen to weave and embroider the new peplos for the image of Athenè , and who now were allowed to walk in the procession1 behind the peplos , carrying some of them vessels for ...
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Acropolis Acropolis of Athens action Alcamenes angle Aphroditè apobates appear artistic Athenè Athenians attitude beauty birth of Athenè body British Museum Carrey's drawing carry cast Cecrops Centaur Centaurs and Lapiths central group central metopes centre chariot chariot group chiton colossal composition cows deities drapery east frieze effect Elgin Room Ergastinae figure folds fore leg front girls goddess gods gold and ivory Greek head helmet Hephaestos Hera horses Ilissos instances knee Lapith left arm left hand long sides Lord Elgin mantle marble Michaelis nearer north frieze north side nude form Olympia Olympos original in Athens Parthenon frieze Pausanias pediment of Olympia peplos Pheidias PLATE Poseidon possible present procession raised recognise represent right arm right hand scene sculptured seated seen shield shoulders Slab south metopes south side spectator temple Theseus turning round vase west frieze west pediment whole wings woman women xoanon youth Zeus at Olympia