The Sculptures of the ParthenonJ. Murray, 1903 - 173 pages |
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Page 95
... youths playing on lyres and on flutes , others carrying jars ( hydriae ) and trays , then boys leading 1 W. Watkiss Lloyd , Trans . R. Soc . Lit. , xvi . ( 1893 ) . sheep and cows for the great sacrifice . At this THE PROCESSION 95.
... youths playing on lyres and on flutes , others carrying jars ( hydriae ) and trays , then boys leading 1 W. Watkiss Lloyd , Trans . R. Soc . Lit. , xvi . ( 1893 ) . sheep and cows for the great sacrifice . At this THE PROCESSION 95.
Page 97
... youth . The boy who brings the folded peplos , 35 , and holds it up to the priest reminds one of the legendary boy Ion , when a ministrant at the temple of Delphi , where Euripides1 describes him as bringing forth embroidered curtains ...
... youth . The boy who brings the folded peplos , 35 , and holds it up to the priest reminds one of the legendary boy Ion , when a ministrant at the temple of Delphi , where Euripides1 describes him as bringing forth embroidered curtains ...
Page 103
... youth . But why so ? So far as the festival was in honour of Athenè we can understand this preponderance of youth . She her- self was always youthful . But the sacrifice at least was offered to the whole of the twelve great deities as ...
... youth . But why so ? So far as the festival was in honour of Athenè we can understand this preponderance of youth . She her- self was always youthful . But the sacrifice at least was offered to the whole of the twelve great deities as ...
Page 104
... youth in the actual pro- cession through the streets of Athens and on the frieze of her greatest temple was intended as a special honour for her . Among the gods in the east frieze she holds a position equal to that of Zeus himself ...
... youth in the actual pro- cession through the streets of Athens and on the frieze of her greatest temple was intended as a special honour for her . Among the gods in the east frieze she holds a position equal to that of Zeus himself ...
Page 108
... youths leading cows to the sacrifice . In the one ( xl . ) a youth is pulling back a cow with all his might by an imaginary rope fastened to the horns . Doubtless the rope had originally been painted on the marble . The shoulders of the ...
... youths leading cows to the sacrifice . In the one ( xl . ) a youth is pulling back a cow with all his might by an imaginary rope fastened to the horns . Doubtless the rope had originally been painted on the marble . The shoulders of the ...
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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