Weir, Irene, 1863-1944 · Boston, New York [etc.] Ginn & Company · leaf 88
naments are so charm-ingly adorned with color.Whom they were intendedto represent is a questionupon which archaeologistsdiffer. Some say they werepre-Persian statues ofAthena; others that theywere priestesses of theancient goddess whoseshrine was the old temple;again, others think theywere votive… … Votive Statue 66 THE GREEK PAINTERS ART From the old Temple of Herakles, which formerlystood on the Akropolis, is a group in relief—Heraklesfighting the Lernaean Hydra, and another, Heraklesconquering the Triton. Both show distinct tracesof color, — green, yellow, and red. These were un-earthed in…
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