Pergamon Altar. South frieze. Artemis fighting against a giant, perhaps Otos, Her hunting dog kills another Giant with a bite.

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Pergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC. Marble and limestone. Gigantomachy. South frieze. The three-faceted goddess Hecate fighting with a torch, a sword and a lance against the giant Klytios (he doesn't appear). Next to her is Artemis fighting with a bow and arrow against a Giant who is perhaps Otos. Her hunting dog kills another Giant with a bite to the neck. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany.

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