Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Head for the set of pediment sculptures at the far right end of the hall.
The Pediment Sculptures:
These statues were originally nestled nicely in the trian-
gular pediment above the columns at the Parthenon's main (east) entrance. The missing
statues at the peak of the triangle once showed the birth of Athena. Zeus had his head split
open, allowing Athena, the goddess of wisdom, to rise from his brain fully grown and
fully armed, inaugurating the Golden Age of Athens.
