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Metopes of the Parthenon
The Metopes of the Parthenon are a series of marble panels, originally 92 in number, on the outside walls of the Parthenon in Athens, Greece, forming part of the Doric frieze. The metopes of each side of the building (14 each on the eastern and western walls, 32 each on the northern and southern walls) had a different subject, and together with the pediments, Ionic frieze, and the statue of Athena Parthenos contained within the Parthenon, formed an elaborate program of sculptural decoration. Fifteen of the metopes from the south wall were removed and are now part of the Parthenon Marbles in the British Museum, and others have been destroyed. They are famous examples of the Classical Greek high-relief.
==The East Metopes==
The fourteen East metopes were situated above the main entrance. They depict the final stages of the cosmogonic battle between the Olympian gods and the Giants (Gigantomachy). The fight develops around the central figure of Zeus (Plaque No. 8) followed by his chariot ridden by Hera (Plaque No. 7). His brother Poseidon with his chariot is shown close by (Plaque No. 6) throwing the island of Nisyros over the defeated Giant Polybotes. Although the figure of Heracles has not yet been identified from the remaining fragments, it is almost certain that the hero, whose contribution to the victory of the Olympian gods was significant, was present. The felicitous outcome of the battle is implied with the scene of Helios (sun-god) and his chariot rising from the night (Plaque No. 14), a new era was about to commence. The East metopes are in extremely poor condition, and the identification of most of the figures is tentative at best.〔
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