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| Name: |
Assembly
of the Gods |
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| Description: |
East
frieze of the Siphnian Treasury, Delphi. Delphi Museum. H. 0.64m.
From the left: Ares, seated, wearing armour and carrying a round shield
in his left hand and a sword or spear (originally) in his right. His
arms and thighs are very muscular. He wears a helmet, and his hair
is long, falling over his shoulders and back in tendrils. Before him,
Eos sits forwards in her chair, dressed in a simple Doric chiton and
himation, her hair loose and spilling over her shoulders, crowned
with a fillet, as she reaches forward over the shoulders of Aphrodite
(?) to Apollo. Aphrodite sits in a similar position to Eos, her dress
heavily pleated. She touches Apollo's chin in a gesture of supplication.
Apollo turns in his chair, twisting his upper body to look back at
the goddesses. He wears a himation. His hair is long and gathered
at the nape of his neck. In front of him, just visible on the edge
of the slab, sits Zeus in a fine robe and himation, with long hair.
He is seated in a high-backed throne. |
| Date: |
c. 530 B.C. |
| Discussion: |
This
frieze shows part of the Trojan War, with heroes battling on one side
and the gods at council on the other. Memnon and Achilles fight for
the body of Antilochos while his father Nestor looks on. Eos and Thetis,
the mothers of the heroes, both attempt to persuade Zeus to their
point of view, and finally the matter is resolved by weighing the
souls of the two men. See Stewart 1990: 128-9; 192-4 (ills.). |
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