Inside the Parthenon...
Statue of Athena
-40 feet and 2500 pounds
- Made by Phidias himself
- body made of gold; face made of ivory
-40 feet and 2500 pounds
- Made by Phidias himself
- body made of gold; face made of ivory
Frieze
At the top of the chamber walls, finest artwork
-3 feet high and 525 feet long
-Front displayed gods, including Athena
-Sides and back included scenes of everyday life
– People tied sandals, harnessed horses
-Chariots were moved forward
-Riders were controlling unruly horses
-Cattle were being herd and sacrificed
-Older mean leaned on sticks
-Young girls getting water
At the top of the chamber walls, finest artwork
-3 feet high and 525 feet long
-Front displayed gods, including Athena
-Sides and back included scenes of everyday life
– People tied sandals, harnessed horses
-Chariots were moved forward
-Riders were controlling unruly horses
-Cattle were being herd and sacrificed
-Older mean leaned on sticks
-Young girls getting water
92 Metopes
Contains scenes of Greek mythology
- legendary hero battles
- half human centaurs
- terrifying giants
Contains scenes of Greek mythology
- legendary hero battles
- half human centaurs
- terrifying giants
Pediment
-Contains larger than life statues
– the back was as polished and perfectly carved as the front even though the back could not be seen once it is on the pediment
-Contains scenes from popular myths: - Athena’s birth from Zeus’s head
- Competition between Athena and Poseidon
-Contains larger than life statues
– the back was as polished and perfectly carved as the front even though the back could not be seen once it is on the pediment
-Contains scenes from popular myths: - Athena’s birth from Zeus’s head
- Competition between Athena and Poseidon
Storehouse
- Contains spoils of war, silver, offerings, tribute payments, and stone tablets.
- Contains spoils of war, silver, offerings, tribute payments, and stone tablets.