William Sterling

Head of one of the four horses of the moon goddess Selene from the northern end of the East Pediment of the Parthenon in Athens c. 420 BC, currently in the British Museum. One of the most popular of the so-called Elgin Marbles which Lord Elgin rescued from Athens in the early nineteenth century. The East Pediment showed the birth of Athena as she burst out of the head of her father, Zeus, and the reaction of those who were present. Although all the central figures are long gone at either end are depictions of the sun god Helios rising from the sea with his four horse chariot and the moon goddess Selene returning to the sea with hers showing that Athena was born at dawn. Image © Trustees of the British Museum

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City Lit Classics Day 2015

March 7, 2015 @ 9:30 am - 5:00 pm

£66

The 2015 City Lit Classics Day is entitled “Portraiture and the representation of the body in the Classical World.”  Speakers are from the City Lit, University College London and the British Museum.  Topics covered include “Appearances of the body in Roman literature”, “Physical representations of heroism and death in the Iliad”, “Greek images of beautification display constructiveness and deceit” as well as my talk

“The Depiction of Sport in Ancient Greece”

Each talk will be opened up to public discussion and there is a general plenary session at the end.

Further details can be found from the City Lit or the British Museum.

 

Details

Date:
March 7, 2015
Time:
9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Cost:
£66
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Organizer

City Lit

Venue

British Museum
London, W1 + Google Map

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