This is a full-sized cast of a group of figures, P and Q, from the West pediment of the Temple of Zeus at Olympia, identified as a Centaur and a Lapith youth. On the viewer's right, the young Lapith ...

Temple of Zeus In 476 B.C., after the Greeks had defeated an invasion attempt by the Persians, a decision was made to build, at Olympia, a temple dedicated to Zeus that would later hold his giant ...

An important pilgrimage destination in Ancient times, the Temple of Zeus, in Olympia, is one of the founding pillars of Greek mythology. With its imposing size and breathtaking architectural style ...

The Temple of Zeus at Olympia was erected in around 450 BC, just a few paces from the stadium that was home to the original Olympic Games.The temple's eastern pediment was adorned with sculptures ...

Presently, the statues are beautifully reconstructed inside the nearby Olympia museum alongside the metopes of the temple of Zeus, in one large room. Published - August 17, 2019 03:13 pm IST Read ...

A mini-statue believed to have been used as a gift for Zeus between 1,050 and 700 B.C. was discovered at the archaeological site of Olympia, a sanctuary site dedicated to the god of thunder.

The East Pediment portrays the mythical chariot race between Oinomaos and Pelops, after which the Peloponnese region is named. Sprint to the Stadium Running at Olympia, birthplace of the Olympic ...

Records fall far short of the impression made by a sight of the image,” was how Pausanias, a Greek traveller, described the statue of Zeus at Olympia, one of the seven wonders of the ancient ...

He then went on to order the destruction of the temple in 426AD and what happened to the statue of Zeus is still a bit of a mystery. The temple that housed this statue of Zeus was constructed from ...