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title: Metope of Helios in Quadriga
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11379/metope-of-helios-in-quadriga/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Metope of Helios in Quadriga

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Metope of Helios in Quadriga](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11379.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11379.jpg)

## Image Caption

This was part of a marble architrave. The row of sculpted metopes on the north side of the [temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) to the goddess of the [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) of Ilion, [Athena](https://www.worldhistory.org/athena/), began with an image of the sun [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/)'s Quadriga rising out of the sea. Like the [Parthenon](https://www.worldhistory.org/parthenon/) in [Athens](https://www.worldhistory.org/Athens/), the row perhaps continued with depictions of the [battle](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/battle/) for [Troy](https://www.worldhistory.org/troy/) and ended with the moon goddess, [Selene](https://www.worldhistory.org/Selene/). Marble. From the temple of Athena at Ilion, Troy; from Schliemann's excavations in 1872 CE. 300-280 BCE. It is on display at the Altes Museum in Berlin, Germany.

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2019, October 29). Metope of Helios in Quadriga. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11379/metope-of-helios-in-quadriga/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Metope of Helios in Quadriga." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 29, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11379/metope-of-helios-in-quadriga/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Metope of Helios in Quadriga." *World History Encyclopedia*, 29 Oct 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11379/metope-of-helios-in-quadriga/>.

## License & Copyright

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