Seated deities in the the Hephaesteum

Seated deities in the East frieze of the Hephaesteum
449 BCE. East frieze of the Hephaesteum, Agora, Athens.

• Zeus leans forward and looks as though he is about to throw a thunderbolt with his right hand.
• Athena seems to have held her helmet in her left hand, as she sometimes does when she is rushing to take part in a conflict.

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