Altar of Zeus
Title
Altar of Zeus
Date
2nd century BCE
Identifier
5444
Work Type
visual works
Work Location
Turkey (nation)
Bergama (inhabited place)
Style/Period
Hellenistic
Subject
reliefs (sculptures)
Athena (Greek deity)
Description
Detail view from frieze at the Altar of Zeus in Pergamon, Turkey. "The subject is the battle of Zeus and the gods against the giants ... While Ge, the earth goddess and mother of all giants, emerges from the ground and looks on in horror, Athena grabs the hair of the giant, Alkyoneos as Nike flies in to crown her,"--Gardner's Art through the Ages: The Western Perspective, Volume 1, by Fred Kleiner.
Material/Medium
marble (rock)
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Reproduction Source
37
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
GPB-GRK2-1206
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