Figure of Dionysos from the east pediment of the Parthenon The Acropolis, Athens, Greece, about 438-432 BC. The central section of the east pediment of the Parthenon showed the Birth of Athena. The myth was not often depicted in classical times, although it had been popular in the Archaic period, especially on vases. This reclining figure almost certainly represents Dionysos, god of wine

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Figure of Dionysos from the east pediment of the Parthenon The Acropolis, Athens, Greece, about 438-432 BC. The central section of the east pediment of the Parthenon showed the Birth of Athena. The myth was not often depicted in classical times, although it had been popular in the Archaic period, especially on vases. This reclining figure almost certainly represents Dionysos, god of wine

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