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The Apples of Hesperides the temple of Zeus, Olympia

The Apples of Hesperides the temple of Zeus, Olympia. The facts. Date: ca 470BC- 457BC, early classical Location: east metope 4 on the temple of zeus at olympia Size: 1.6 metres square. The story:.

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The Apples of Hesperides the temple of Zeus, Olympia

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  1. The Apples of Hesperidesthe temple of Zeus, Olympia

  2. The facts • Date: ca 470BC- 457BC, early classical • Location: east metope 4 on the temple of zeus at olympia • Size: 1.6 metres square

  3. The story: • As the eleventh of herakles’ twelve labours by euretheus, herakles had to retrieve the apples of hesperides. However, they were guarded by a never sleeping, hundred headed dragon called Ladon which was given the job of protecting the apples from the nymphs and other thieves.

  4. The story continued… • As herakles was travelling to the great garden he came across Prometheus who had been chained to a rock as a punishment. Prometheus told him that he should not try to get the apples himself but send atlas to do it for him. So heracles made a deal with Atlas that as long as heracles held up the heavens for a while, atlas would retrieve some apples and retake his place holding up the sky.

  5. The story continued, continued… • However after retrieving the apples atlas refused to retake his burden, offering to deliver the apples himself. The metope is of this moment, near the end of the story, which is typical of the classical architectural sculpture of the time. • Herakles tricked atlas by agreeing but asking him to hold the heavens for a second just so heracles could make himself more comfortable and when he did so heracles took off with the apples.

  6. the main focus of the attention is on the hero, herakles, this is created by all the characters in the scene be looking towards him. In the fragments of the metope that remain, there was no suggestion of the sky being held up by herakles. Athena, Herakles’ protectress helps him with his burden by placing her hand on the sky effortlessly Herakles, although expressionless, could be seen to be struggling in the scene, having the weight of the heavens on his shoulders Athena’s peplos is in the style of what was fashionable in sparta at the time, it creates a lot of vertical lines in the drapery and cantenary between the breasts. Athena is depicted without her armour and helmet, solely being recognised due to her spear and the fact that she was Herakles’ protectress The metope can be split into three definite sections, dictated by the three characters Athena, Herakles, Atlas

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