Life and Death on the East Frieze of the Parthenon.

The gods on the Parthenon frieze are represented as looking out on the real world from the position of their material image on the Acropolis, displaying the contemporary imperial self-awareness of Athens. Poseidon's gaze guards the entrance to the straits of Artemisium. Hermes and Ares look towards...

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Published in:	Symbolae Osloenses Vol. 96; no. 1; pp. 4 - 45
Main Author:	Sandin, Pär Ola
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Dec2022
Subjects:	Parthenon (Athens, Greece) Gods Concord Goddesses Childbirth Self-consciousness (Awareness) Athens (Greece) Egypt Acropolis (Athens, Greece)
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