cast depicting the figure of a river-god from the west pediment of the Parthenon, The Acropolis, Athens, Greece, about 438-432 BC. The reclining figures in the corners of the west pediment of the Parthenon represents the rivers of Attica. This figure, from the left-hand corner, is thought to personify the river Ilissos raising himself onto a rock.

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cast depicting the figure of a river-god from the west pediment of the Parthenon, The Acropolis, Athens, Greece, about 438-432 BC. The reclining figures in the corners of the west pediment of the Parthenon represents the rivers of Attica. This figure, from the left-hand corner, is thought to personify the river Ilissos raising himself onto a rock.

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Size: 5800px × 3114px
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Photo credit: © World History Archive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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