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    Reconstruction of the West Pediment of the Parthenon
    The centerpiece was a great cross of the two Gods, Athena and Poseidon, sweeping away from each other, yet closed by their glance, their enmity and the direction of their weapons.
    The rearing chariots behind them answer and check the outburst of the duel, and the charioteers and attendant deities are also swept to and fro by the motion and conflict.
    West Pediment, 432 BCE 
    Athens, Acropolis Museum

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    Detail of Athena - Center View

    Detail of Athena - Left View

    Detail of Athena - Right View



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