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What is the scene depicted on the West pediment of the Temple of Aphaia on Aegina?

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The Trojan War

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What is the date of the West Pediment of the Temple of Aphaia on Aegina?

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510 BC

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What time period is 510 BC from?

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Archaic

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Who is at the apex of the West Pediment of Aphaia on Aegina?

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Athene

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What type of relief sculpture was appropriate to tell a story?

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Pediments

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What type of relief sculpture provides a unity of scale?

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A pediment

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What is the challenge of metopes?

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Small, squarish space

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What is it important to look out for on pediments?

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Relevance to location

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How long is the Parthenon frieze?

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160 m

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How high is the Parthenon frieze?

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1 m

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Which way did the Parthenon frieze face?

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Outwards

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Which way did the frieze at Bassae face?

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Inwards

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Which way did a frieze usually face?

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Outwards

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What was the challenge of the Parthenon frieze?

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It’s a long thin ribbon

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What was the aim of grave stelai?

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Encapsulate the deceased people

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What are the four different types of relief sculptures?

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Pediments
Metopes
The Parthenon Frieze
Grave Stelai

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What is the date is the East pediment of the Temple of Aphaia at Aegina from?

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490 BC

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Which mythological hero appears on the East pediment of the Temple of Aphaia on Aegina?

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Hercules

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How do you know the difference between the two pediments of the Temple of Aphaia on Aegina?

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East is Early classical and West is Worst (Archaic)

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Which sculpture of Athene can you contrast with her appearance on the metopes of the Temple of Zeus?

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Her war like appearance on the West pediment of the Temple of Aphaia on Aegina

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Which way does the action go on the East pediment of the Temple of Aphaia on Aegina?

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Inwards

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How do we tell Hercules appears on the East pediment of the Temple of Aphaia on Aegina?

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He is wearing his lionskin

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What is the date of the Temple of Zeus metopes?

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460 BC

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How many labours does Hercules take place in?

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12

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Is Athene more involved on the East or West pediment of the Temple of Aphaia on Aegina?
East
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What is time period is the East period of the Temple of Aphaia on Aegina from?
Early Classical
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Which labour is Hercules displayed most exhausted on the Temple of Zeus metopes?
Neman Lion
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What is depicted on the East pediment of the Parthenon?
The birth of Athene
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What is the date of the East Pediment of the Parthenon?
440 BC
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What pediment is the Birth of Athene on?
The East pediment
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How could you describe the drapery on the East Pediment of the Parthenon?
Wet
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Who was in charge of relief sculpture on the Parthenon?
Phidias
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How could you describe the action of the East Pediment of the Parthenon?
Ripple of awareness
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What is Hebe is doing on the East Pediment of the Parthenon?
Delivering the news of the birth of Athene
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Which river god is on the West Pediment of the Parthenon?
Ilisos
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What is the date for the Parthenon frieze?
440 BC
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What is the all encompassing date for the Parthenon?
440 BC
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What is depicted on the Parthenon frieze?
The Panathenaic procession
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Who is the man depicted on a horse on a grave stelai?
Dexileos
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What is the name of the woman depicted on the grave stelai?
Hegeso
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Who was Dexileos fighting?
The Corinthians
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What is date for Hegeso?
400 BC
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What is the date for Dexileos?
394/3 BC
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What is the date for the Ilissos River Stele?
340 BC
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How high was the Ilissos Stele?
1.68m
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How high is the Dexileos monument?
1.8m
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What is the Dexileos monument made of?
Pentelic Marble
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How many times was Dexileos commemorated?
3
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Where was Dexileos commemorated?
The grave monument The state monument to all who died A monument to the 12 cavalrymen who died
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What is was Dexileos fighting for?
Democracy
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What is depicted on the south Parthenon metopes?
The centauromachy
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What is depicted on the west, east and north sides of the Parthenon metopes?
Amazonomachy Gigantomachy Trojan War
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What is depicted on the East Pediment of the Parthenon?
Birth of Athene
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What is depicted on the West Pediment of the Parthenon?
Fight for patronage
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What was the main challenge of the Parthenon frieze?
It's long and narrow
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How was the main challenge of the Parthenon frieze solved?
Uses illusion of depth rather than height
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Where were the temple of Zeus metopes located?
Over the pronaos and opisthodomos
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What is the topic of the East pediment of the temple of Zeus?
Chariot race between Oinomaos and Pelops
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Who is at the apex of the East pediment of the Temple of Zeus?
Zeus
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Who is the daughter of Oinomaos?
Hippodamia
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Who is the mother of Hippodamia?
Sterope
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What is the date of the pediments of the Temple of Zeus?
460 BC
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What makes the East pediment of the temple of Zeus relevant?
Local river gods
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What is the subject of the West pediment of the Temple of Zeus?
Centaurs and Lapiths
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What do all the Parthenon Metopes have in common?
They are all machys where Athenians fight barbarians
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What is the date of the Parthenon metopes?
440 BC

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