The Sculptures of the ParthenonJ. Murray, 1903 - 173 pages |
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Page 30
... seated in the very centre or near it , facing the right , Hephaestos imme- diately behind him , rushing off in haste after having cloven the head of Zeus , and Athenè in front of her father , full armed and excited . Beyond these limits ...
... seated in the very centre or near it , facing the right , Hephaestos imme- diately behind him , rushing off in haste after having cloven the head of Zeus , and Athenè in front of her father , full armed and excited . Beyond these limits ...
Page 31
... seated invisibly on the Acropolis or inside a temple , there is at least a strong presumption that the same principle had applied to the central deities of the east pediment . Assume , as is usual , that they were in Olympos when Athenè ...
... seated invisibly on the Acropolis or inside a temple , there is at least a strong presumption that the same principle had applied to the central deities of the east pediment . Assume , as is usual , that they were in Olympos when Athenè ...
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... seated women , E , F , have been identified as the goddesses Demeter and Persephonè , on the assumption that the whole scene of the birth of Athenè had been enacted in Olympos , or as the Seasons ( Horae ) , who in the Iliad ( v . 749 ) ...
... seated women , E , F , have been identified as the goddesses Demeter and Persephonè , on the assumption that the whole scene of the birth of Athenè had been enacted in Olympos , or as the Seasons ( Horae ) , who in the Iliad ( v . 749 ) ...
Page 39
... seated figures , E , F ; but her action no more implies distance than does that of the third daughter of Cecrops , as we have just said . It is merely the action of sudden alarm , which she , being a little nearer the centre of events ...
... seated figures , E , F ; but her action no more implies distance than does that of the third daughter of Cecrops , as we have just said . It is merely the action of sudden alarm , which she , being a little nearer the centre of events ...
Page 40
... seated women , may suggest a doubt as to the sisterly relation of all three . But there was the space of the pediment to be considered , and besides , we must remember that it was the left side of this figure which came most into view ...
... seated women , may suggest a doubt as to the sisterly relation of all three . But there was the space of the pediment to be considered , and besides , we must remember that it was the left side of this figure which came most into view ...
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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