The mythology of Greece and Rome : with special references to its use in art (1900)
Seemann, Otto, 1825-1901, Bianchi, G. H. (George Henry) · New York : American Book · leaf 196
rough the midst of the marble roof.A large part of the ninety-two metopes of the outer frieze contain anumber of the most beautiful and life-like scenes from the battle ofthe Giants and that of the Centaurs. Of these metopes, thirty-ninestill remain on the temple, though they are all in a terribly… … Fig. 48.—Metope of the Parthenon. whole number on the south side having been thirty-two. They rep-resent, exclusively, scenes from the battle of the Centaurs. Here abearded Centaur is carrying off a woman, whom he holds in his pow-erful grasp; there, another is galloping away over the body of…
Mythology, Classical · Art, Greek · Art, Roman
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