Athena and Theseus

Athena and Theseus
Metope from the Treasury of the Athenians at Delphi, c. 500-490 BCE. Delphi Museum.

• The more the outsider Theseus became the main Athenian hero, the more he was accompanied by Athena.
• In programmed form they are shown together in this metope.
• Goddess and hero meet in a sacra conversazione, which had earlier been reserved for the pair Athena and Hercules.

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