Parthenon for Kids - page five - the Parthenon frieze

The Parthenon

parthenon frieze

(this is the fifth page; click here for the first page)


On the frieze, Pheidias carved a long procession of Athenians, with girls in the front, bringing a new dress for the goddess Athena to her temple.

parthenon frieze

Most of the carving was done in a beautiful new style, where all the figures moved very gracefully, and the clothes were floating and very thin, almost transparent, so that you could see all the muscles and tendons of the women wearing them.

parthenon frieze

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