Athena in Gigantomachy

Athena in Gigantomachy
Pergamum, Great Altar, East frieze. 2nd century CE. Pergamum Museum, Berlin.

• The Goddess Athena, with a helmet on the head, shield in the hand, head of medusa made with leather of snake on the chest, seizes by the hairs a young naked giant which has wings.
• Ge (Earth), mother of the Giants, aims her hand to the Goddess while imploring to forgive her son, but the snake of Athena is poisoning the young giant.
• Nike comes beating her wings to celebrate the victory and to put a crown of laurel on Athena's head.

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