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The Temple of Aphaia / Aphaea.

The Temple of Aphaia / Aphaea. Aegina / Aigina. History. Rock home of Nymph Aphaea. 8 th century BC: enclosed sacred site. 6 th century BC: 1 st temple dedicated to Aphaea. c510 BC temple destroyed by fire. c500 2 nd temple dedicated to Athena Aphaea. Out of use by 1 st century BC.

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The Temple of Aphaia / Aphaea.

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  1. The Temple of Aphaia / Aphaea. Aegina / Aigina.

  2. History • Rock home of Nymph Aphaea. • 8th century BC: enclosed sacred site. • 6th century BC: 1st temple dedicated to Aphaea. • c510 BC temple destroyed by fire. • c500 2nd temple dedicated to Athena Aphaea. • Out of use by 1st century BC. • 1811. Sculptures discovered.

  3. 6th century. 5th century.

  4. The triglyph problem

  5. Local grey-blue limestone. Stuccoed. • Monolithic. • 6x12. • Intercolumniations different N&S / E&W • 95x45 ft.

  6. The myths. • East Pediment: The expedition of Telamon and Hercules to Troy. • Original East Pediment replaced within 20 years. • West Pediment: The expedition of Ajax to Troy. • Athena the central figure of both pediments.

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  8. The W Ped. • Ajax, son of Telamon, besieging Troy. • Paris fires his bow. • Depicts final sack of Troy. • 13 figures: 6 – 1 – 6

  9. The E Ped • Telamon the first king of Aegina. Father of Ajax. A grandson of Zeus. • Hercules the son of Zeus and Aegina, the nymph who gives the island its name. • Storm Troy and slay King Laomedon and all his sons except one- Priam. • 11 statues: 5 – 1 – 5

  10. East vs West

  11. East West

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