The struggle for the tripod
The East pediment of the Treasury of the Siphnians illustrates the
myth of the abduction of the delphic tripod (the key to the Pythia's powers)
by Hercules . Athena, to the center, intervenes between Hercules,
on the right, and Apollo, on the left, that pull on the tripod each to
their side. Artemis, behind Apollo, keeps her brother by the arms.
Built around 525 BCE
East
side of the Siphnian Treasury
Delphi, Museum
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