Talk:Metopes of the Parthenon

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Merge suggestion[edit]

I think this is a nice article (albeit in need of a tidy up), but really should be merged into the Elgin Marbles article, which would benefit from this level of description of the work.

Ladybirdintheuk 09:50, 23 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The Elgin marbles are not the same as the metopes. Please see my comment at Talk:Elgin Marbles. --Akhilleus (talk) 17:52, 23 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Missing metopes[edit]

The metopes extended around the entire Parthenon, which means that this article is at best half-done. Actually, things are worse, because the article has put the metopes of the south side on the north side.

So, anyway, here are the subjects of the metopes of each side of the Parthenon.

West: Amazonomachy. Athenians fight Amazons who are invading Athens
North: Trojan War scenes
East: Gigantomachy
South: Battle of Lapiths and Centaurs

--Akhilleus (talk) 00:46, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The south metopes are now correctly described in the article. --Akhilleus (talk) 00:49, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Identification[edit]

Where is this methope now, in what museum or in situ ? From what side is it from?--Io Herodotus (talk) 03:22, 26 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

To me, it looks like this one in earlier days (or a cast) with two heads stuck on. another shot, and another, and sideways. The BM caption ends "The heads of both figures are in ?Athens". So perhaps this is a cast of the bodies with the original heads from there. Or all cast. Johnbod (talk) 14:21, 26 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Boardman 1985[edit]

I've arranged for the "Boardman 1985" references to link to the first work in the bibliography for this author and date, "Greek Sculpture: The Classical Period a handbook". However, some of them probably refer to the second work, "Greek Art". Does anyone have copies of the two works? -- John of Reading (talk) 18:10, 16 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]