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74 OF THE TEMPLE OF THESEUS.
Fig. 1. Hercules and the Nemean lion.
Fig. 2. Hercules and Iolaiis destroying the hydra.
Fig. 3. Hercules and the Arcadian stag.
Fig. 4. Hercules taming the Cretan bull.
Fig. 5. Hercules with the horse of Diomede.
Fig. 6. Hercules with Cerberus.
Four of the metopes on the south side ; Fig. 7 being that in the eastern angle, the rest follow
in their proper order.
Fig. 7- Theseus destroying the Minotaur.
Fig. 8. Theseus with the bull of Marathon \
Fig. 9 and Fig. 10. These, as well as those which follow, (of which no descriptions are given,)
are too much ruined to discover what the subjects are \
Four of the metopes on the north side, Fig. 11, being that in the eastern angle, the rest follow
according to their numbers.
Fig. 11. Theseus kills Creon, king of Thebes0.
Fig. 12. Hercules kills Antaeus d.
Fig. 13. Theseus overcoming Skiron\
Fig. 14. Theseus killing the Crommyonian sow.
Four of the metopes in the eastern front, succeeding in proper order those " to Fig. 6 inclu-
sive", that numbered 18 being in the northern angle.
Fig. 15. Ruined basso-relievo f.
Fig. 16. Hercules with the girdle of Hippolyta.
Fig. 17g.
Fig. 18. Hercules taking the golden apples from the garden of the Hesperides.
PLATE XIV.
Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. The sculptureh in the frieze of the pronaos. Here we see represented
the Labours of Hercules were considered as being only ten in dual sculpture. See Wilkins' Athenicnsia. Col. Leake's Topy. of
number (two additional ones having been added at a later pe- Athens. LED-D
riod), and as the exploits of Theseus, according to Hyginus, were a After his arrival at Athens he took the bull of Marathon,
eight; hence, there would be eighteen subjects corresponding with and drove him into the city.
the number of the decorated metopaj of this temple. Like the b These are conjectured to have been Theseus and Pityocamp-
Hercules Furens of Euripides written some time after, this tes, and Theseus and Procrustes. See Leake's Topography of
temple may have been intended as an equal tribute to both Athens. LED-3
heroes ; and in the passage of that pathetic bard, quoted by c This is supposed to represent Theseus and Corynetes.
Stuart, Theseus states, that sculptured temples should be [ed.]
raised to his heroic friend. Without inquiring concerning the d This has been named also Theseus and Cercyon. [ed.]
hypothesis, whether Hercules and Theseus were the same person, e He threw the robber Skiron headlong from the rock into the
it is enough to know, that at the period of the erection of this sea.
temple, they were honoured as two. The joint exploits of the f It is conjectured that this may have represented the contest
two friends, therefore, with propriety, decorated this monument; of Hercules and Cycnus. CKI)-]
and as Hercules was the superior hero, the conqueror, with the s Fig. 17 probably represented the combat of Hercules and
great divinities, of the giants, and who also was reported to have Antaeus; and the ruined figure behind with extended arms, which
rescued Theseus from the chains of Aidoneus, King of the Mo- resembles in action, figures of divinities on some of the most
lossi; it is, therefore, not unreasonable to suppose, that even at archaic Greek fictile vases, may have been a personification of his
the Temple of Theseus, his labours should occupy the predo- Mother Earth. See Leake's Topy. of Athens. [ed.]
minant place. Some of the eastern metopae represent exploits h Reveley, who had previously introduced nearly verbatim
not usually introduced in the generally received labours of Her- these descriptions of the sculpture of the pronaos and posticum,
cules; they were probably therefore executed previous to an ac- at the description of Plate VII. (which we have omitted), ob-
knowledged classification of them. serves in a note in the errata, the basso relievos of the pro-
Stuart's designation of these metopse from the existing re- naos and posticum are described in page 6, and again in page 9,
mains, are in few instances called in question by subsequent au- which was owing to the drawings of " them here represented at
thors; but where any contrariety of opinion occurs, it will be Plate XIV." not being found when the chapter was printed,
found that we have pointed it out, at the reference to the indivi- These friezes, unlike those of the Parthenon similarly situated,
Fig. 1. Hercules and the Nemean lion.
Fig. 2. Hercules and Iolaiis destroying the hydra.
Fig. 3. Hercules and the Arcadian stag.
Fig. 4. Hercules taming the Cretan bull.
Fig. 5. Hercules with the horse of Diomede.
Fig. 6. Hercules with Cerberus.
Four of the metopes on the south side ; Fig. 7 being that in the eastern angle, the rest follow
in their proper order.
Fig. 7- Theseus destroying the Minotaur.
Fig. 8. Theseus with the bull of Marathon \
Fig. 9 and Fig. 10. These, as well as those which follow, (of which no descriptions are given,)
are too much ruined to discover what the subjects are \
Four of the metopes on the north side, Fig. 11, being that in the eastern angle, the rest follow
according to their numbers.
Fig. 11. Theseus kills Creon, king of Thebes0.
Fig. 12. Hercules kills Antaeus d.
Fig. 13. Theseus overcoming Skiron\
Fig. 14. Theseus killing the Crommyonian sow.
Four of the metopes in the eastern front, succeeding in proper order those " to Fig. 6 inclu-
sive", that numbered 18 being in the northern angle.
Fig. 15. Ruined basso-relievo f.
Fig. 16. Hercules with the girdle of Hippolyta.
Fig. 17g.
Fig. 18. Hercules taking the golden apples from the garden of the Hesperides.
PLATE XIV.
Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. The sculptureh in the frieze of the pronaos. Here we see represented
the Labours of Hercules were considered as being only ten in dual sculpture. See Wilkins' Athenicnsia. Col. Leake's Topy. of
number (two additional ones having been added at a later pe- Athens. LED-D
riod), and as the exploits of Theseus, according to Hyginus, were a After his arrival at Athens he took the bull of Marathon,
eight; hence, there would be eighteen subjects corresponding with and drove him into the city.
the number of the decorated metopaj of this temple. Like the b These are conjectured to have been Theseus and Pityocamp-
Hercules Furens of Euripides written some time after, this tes, and Theseus and Procrustes. See Leake's Topography of
temple may have been intended as an equal tribute to both Athens. LED-3
heroes ; and in the passage of that pathetic bard, quoted by c This is supposed to represent Theseus and Corynetes.
Stuart, Theseus states, that sculptured temples should be [ed.]
raised to his heroic friend. Without inquiring concerning the d This has been named also Theseus and Cercyon. [ed.]
hypothesis, whether Hercules and Theseus were the same person, e He threw the robber Skiron headlong from the rock into the
it is enough to know, that at the period of the erection of this sea.
temple, they were honoured as two. The joint exploits of the f It is conjectured that this may have represented the contest
two friends, therefore, with propriety, decorated this monument; of Hercules and Cycnus. CKI)-]
and as Hercules was the superior hero, the conqueror, with the s Fig. 17 probably represented the combat of Hercules and
great divinities, of the giants, and who also was reported to have Antaeus; and the ruined figure behind with extended arms, which
rescued Theseus from the chains of Aidoneus, King of the Mo- resembles in action, figures of divinities on some of the most
lossi; it is, therefore, not unreasonable to suppose, that even at archaic Greek fictile vases, may have been a personification of his
the Temple of Theseus, his labours should occupy the predo- Mother Earth. See Leake's Topy. of Athens. [ed.]
minant place. Some of the eastern metopae represent exploits h Reveley, who had previously introduced nearly verbatim
not usually introduced in the generally received labours of Her- these descriptions of the sculpture of the pronaos and posticum,
cules; they were probably therefore executed previous to an ac- at the description of Plate VII. (which we have omitted), ob-
knowledged classification of them. serves in a note in the errata, the basso relievos of the pro-
Stuart's designation of these metopse from the existing re- naos and posticum are described in page 6, and again in page 9,
mains, are in few instances called in question by subsequent au- which was owing to the drawings of " them here represented at
thors; but where any contrariety of opinion occurs, it will be Plate XIV." not being found when the chapter was printed,
found that we have pointed it out, at the reference to the indivi- These friezes, unlike those of the Parthenon similarly situated,