An outline history of sculpture for beginners and students, with complete indexes and numerous illustrations (1893)
Waters, Clara Erskine Clement, 1834-1916 · New York, F.A. Stokes · leaf 55
On the eastern side abovethe main entrance to the temple there were two groups ofthe most important and powerful of the many gods of theGreek religion. Each of these groups had six gods and anattendant, so that there were seven figures in each of thesegroups, as you will see by the illustration… … but I shall give you the most generally accepted opinion,which calls a, Hermes, or Mercury, the messenger of thegods ; b, Apollo ; c, Artemis, or Diana ; d, Ares, or Mars ;e, Iris, who is attending upon/, Hera, or Juno ; g, Zeus, orJupiter ; h, Athena, Minerva, or Pallas ; /, Hephaestus, orVulcan…
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