Ares, Aphrodite, Artemis, Apollo and Zeus Watching the Trojan War, Battle Detail

Alternative Title

Siphnian Treasury East Frieze, Battle of Ajax and Memnon (Gods in Assembly)

Creator

• Unknown

Files

Publisher

Saskia, Ltd., Cultural Documentation

Publication Date

1966

Time Period

circa 530-525 BCE

Abstract

Greeks and Trojans engaged in battle on right side of frieze

Keywords

Greek High Archaic period, Sculpture (Visual works), Reliefs (Sculptures), Friezes (Entablature components)

Alt Text

A stone relief depicting three figures on horseback, each holding shields and wearing helmets. The background features a decorative pattern of alternating triangular shapes.

Extent

1 color photograph

Geographic Location

Greece; Delphoi (Greece); Treasury of Siphnos (Delphi)

Rights

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Access Restrictions

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Media Type

Color photographs

Format

Digital Only

Note

This is the East Frieze of the Siphnian Treasury at Delphi, Greece. The subject and composition of this relief were new in archaic art, likely because they were freshly derived from the epic poems of the Trojan War. On the left is an assembly of the gods, divided by the pro-Trojan or pro-Greek loyalties, who face each other and argue the outcome of the battle in Homeric fashion. The gods are larger in scale than the mortal on the right. Within the right side of the frieze are the mortals engaged in the battle over the body of a fallen warrior. The divergence of the frieze into two world is inspired by Homer, where the division is consistently used as a narrative device, reflecting the vision of the gods and men who, by virtue of their nature, belong to separate stations of life. This work is currently held at the Delphi Archaeological Museum, Greece.

Identifier

A01-JGC0383

Recommended Citation

Unknown, "Ares, Aphrodite, Artemis, Apollo and Zeus Watching the Trojan War, Battle Detail" (1966). Art and Art History Collection (Saskia). 409.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/saskia/409