Pediments

Question 1

Figures in the Gorgon pediment

Answer 1

• Medusa in apex
• offspring either side
• large panthers
• god vs Titan, Greek killing Trojan
• corpses

Question 2

Medusa

Face pose appearance

Answer 2

Grinning, stares at viewer
Unrealistic 3/4 turn
Long patterned unrealistic hair
Snakes around belt in symmetrical arrangement

Question 3

Siphnian treasury composition

Answer 3

Zeus central figure
Heracles on right
Artemis and Apollo in same position on left
Horses (right one facing wrong way)
Other random figures

Question 4

Story behind siphnian treasury east pediment

Answer 4

Heracles, zeus’ bastard son goes to Delphi to get prophecy, about how to cleanse his sacrilege from killing his wife and kids
Nahhh
Tries to steal tripod

Question 5

West pediment at temple of aphaia, archaic or 5th?

Answer 5

Archaic

Question 6

East pediment at temple of aphaia, archaic or 5th?

Answer 6

5th

Question 7

How does west west a at a solves scale and theme

Answer 7

WAR unifying theme, allows for a variety of poses and positions

Question 8

Who is to the right of aphaia on west aphaia at agina pediment? Archaic

Answer 8

Ajax- local hero to Delphi, show off their achievements to Athens

Question 9

Composition of west pediment at temple of aphaia at aegina

Answer 9

Aphaia I’m the middle
Ajax to her right
Archers
Corpses in corners (awkward 3/4 turn)

Question 10

East aphaia at aegina key 5th century traits

Answer 10

Dying warriors have more realistic 3/4 turn, fluid twist to physique
Symbolism
Muscles of archers taut and tense showing strain of bow

Question 11

What does the east pediment of temple of Zeus depict?

Answer 11

Pelops vs oinomas

Question 12

What’s the significance of east pediment at temple of Zeus?

Answer 12

Pelops vs oinomas story is the foundations of the Olympic Games
River gods- local rivers to Olympia and the boundaries of the chariot race

Question 13

East temple of Zeus at Olympia composition

Answer 13

Apollo is central figure trying to stop the fighting
Fighting on both sides
Lapith women weeping in corners

Question 14

What’s on the east pediment of the Parthenon

Answer 14

Birth of a theme

Question 15

Issues of the east pediment of the Parthenon

Answer 15

Loses scale as all the figures are god, gods in apex are larger

Question 16

Birth of Athene composition

Answer 16

Zeus in apex
Athene and then Hephaestus on his right
News of her birth ripples down pediment
Horses of helias on the left (sun) 
Horses of Selene on the right (moon)
(Show it happened in one day)

Question 17

How come the pediments on the Parthenon are to extraordinary?

Answer 17

Used money from the Delian leagues to pay for the construction of the pathsnon and it’s decorations

Question 18

Myth surrounding the parthanons east pediment

Answer 18

Birth of athene

Athene comes out of zeus’ forehead fully grown

Question 19

Why are here horses on the east pediment of the Parthenon?

Answer 19

Shows the birth of athene happened in one day, clearly conveys narrative

Question 20

What’s on the west pediment of the Parthenon?

Answer 20

Battle for patronage of Athens between Poseidon and athene

Offer gifts to Athens (Poseidon=horses Athene=olives)

Question 21

How does the west pediment of the Parthenon celebrate Athens?

Answer 21

2 gods fighting over patronage of Athens, acknowledges the Athenians special relationship with the goddess
Glorifies polis and people of Athens

Question 22

Composition of the west pediment of the Parthenon

Answer 22

Athene and Poseidon fill apex leaning away form each other

Rest of pediment filled with famous Athenians