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Title
Hephaisteion: Centauromachy Frieze (Athens, Greece)
Subject
Hephaisteion (Athens, Greece)
Hephaestus (Greek deity)
Ancient Greek religion
Temples, Greek--Greece
Attikē (Greece)
Agora (Athens, Greece)
Athens (Greece)
Greece--History--Athenian supremacy, 479-431 B.C.
Age of Pericles
Pericles, 495-429 B.C.
Relief (Sculpture), Greek
Description
This photograph depicts the western frieze on the great temple dedicated to the god of craft and metalworking, Hephaestus. Located just above the Athenian agora, above the location where skilled craftsman practiced their trades, the Hephaisteion, built by the great statesman Pericles from 449 BCE to 415 BCE, is the best preserved, most complete temple from Classical Greece. The frieze in the photograph depicts the mythical battle between the Athenians and the centaurs, and is located on the western side of the cella.
Creator
Proctor, Christopher
Date
30-May-2007
Rights
Noncommercial Reuse: The author of this work gives permission for this digital image to be reused
without modification for research and educative endeavors. Please cite the digital resource according to the convention provided by Omeka.
without modification for research and educative endeavors. Please cite the digital resource according to the convention provided by Omeka.
Format
image/jpg
486 KB
1280 x 960 pixels
72 PPI
Language
English
Type
Still Image
Identifier
CG0033
Coverage
Attikē (Greece)
449 BCE - 415 BCE