Top 10 Figures on the Pergamon Altar
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1. Eastern Altar Frieze
The eastern side of the altar frieze – the side first lit up by the rising sun – depicts the battle between the gods and the giants.
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2. The God Apollo on the Eastern Frieze
Like no other deity on the altar, the god Apollo is depicted as a noble man of ideal beauty, thus bearing witness to the artistic mastery of Classical sculpture in Greece.
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3. The Titaness Phoebe
An impressive figure depicted on the southern frieze, Phoebe is shown, with her daughter Asteria, fighting an enormous giant with a torch, sword and lance.
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4. Zeus in Battle
On the eastern frieze, the father of all the gods on Mount Olympus fights three giants at the same time. Zeus is armed for this battle with his most dangerous weapons – thunder and lightning.
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5. The Goddess Athena
The goddess Athena is also shown on the eastern frieze, as a powerful figure of light who drags her opponents to their deaths by their hair.
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6. The Gods of the Sea
Three pairs of sea gods are depicted on the staircase frieze (on the northern staircase): Doris and Nereus, Oceanus and Tethys as well as Triton and Amphitrite.
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7. The Goddess Aphrodite
Victorious, the fighting goddess rises proudly above two dead giants.
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8. Statues of Women
Larger-than-life figures of women, found near the altar in the excavations, are displayed in front of the Pergamon Altar.
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9. The Beisser Group
The so-called Beisser Group on the northern frieze is a group of unknown deities. One god, almost defeated, desperately tries to fight off a giant who has clamped his teeth into his arm.
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10. Telephos Frieze
The frieze in the upper altar courtyard depicts Telephos, son of Hercules. The kings of Pergamon thought themselves to be descended from Telephos and worshipped him accordingly.
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