Temple of Zeus Olympia - Zeus and Temple Flashcards
1
Q
What was on the eastern pediment?
A
The myth of Oinomaos and Pelops
2
Q
What was in the centre and why?
A
Zeus - god of justice so stands as judge
3
Q
What was on either side?
A
Elder King Oinomaos and the younger Pelops
4
Q
Who are on either side of the men?
A
Key female figures - The kings daughter Hippodamia and his Wife Sterope
5
Q
How did he finish the corners?
A
Two figures lying down - personifications of Olympia’s two great rivers, the Kladeos and Alpheios
6
Q
Where were the twelve labours of Heracles sculpted?
A
Onto the six eastern and six western metopes
