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title: Dionysos from the Parthenon.
author: James Lloyd
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3319/dionysos-from-the-parthenon/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
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# Dionysos from the Parthenon.

_Authored by [James Lloyd](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jtl203/)_

## Image File

[![Dionysos from the Parthenon.](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3319.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3319.jpg)

## Image Caption

Figure D (commonly identified as [Dionysos](https://www.worldhistory.org/Dionysos/)) from the East Pediment of the [Parthenon](https://www.worldhistory.org/parthenon/). Here we can see his legs, and where his feet would have been attatched. He reclines on a rock. His seat is softened by a mantle and an animal fur. Despite the fact that both of his hands are missing, Figure D is the only pediment [sculpture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Sculpture/) with an intact head. He glances to the left, towards the rising sun of [Helios](https://www.worldhistory.org/Helios/), one of whose four horses can be seen (only two are at the British Museum, the other two are in [Athens](https://www.worldhistory.org/Athens/)). Attributed to the famous sculptor Pheidias between 438 BCE-432 BCE. BM 1816,0610.93. (British Museum, London)

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## About the Author

James' main area of research is ancient Greek music, but he has general interests in mythology, religion, and art & archaeology. A self-confessed philhellene, James keeps at least one eye on the Roman pie.
- [Facebook Profile](https://www.facebook.com/jan.vandercrabben@ancient.eu)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Lloyd, J. (2014, December 13). Dionysos from the Parthenon.. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3319/dionysos-from-the-parthenon/>
### Chicago
Lloyd, James. "Dionysos from the Parthenon.." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 13, 2014. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3319/dionysos-from-the-parthenon/>.
### MLA
Lloyd, James. "Dionysos from the Parthenon.." *World History Encyclopedia*, 13 Dec 2014, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3319/dionysos-from-the-parthenon/>.

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