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On some coins, however, we have a figure of Athena and her olive tree which corresponds very closely to the figure on the pedi- ment, and which may help us in its restoration.
Let us now see what may be inferred from Carrey's drawings, from the extant remains, and from other evidence, as to the subject and composition of the west pediment.
In the centre was the olive tree, for which the socket can still be seen in the floor of the pediment; to the left of it was Athena, advancing impetuously fr...om behind it; and, as she advances, she turns half round to face her rival. Posidon, on the right of the olive, was not advancing but starting back, as if some sudden and unexpected object had sprung up in his path; this object can hardly be anything but the olive tree itself, the symbol of his opponent's vic- tory and his own defeat. The result of the contest is thus clearly enough indicated by the attitude of the two chief figures — the confident and triumphant gesture of the goddess, who perhaps grasped a branch of the tree with her left hand,^ and the hasty retreat of Posidon, who practically acknowledges his defeat, speak for themselves ; there is no need of messengers to declare the decision, nor of jurors to arbitrate.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
On some coins, however, we have a figure of Athena and her olive tree which corresponds very closely to the figure on the pedi- ment, and which may help us in its restoration.
Let us now see what may be inferred from Carrey's drawings, from the extant remains, and from other evidence, as to the subject and composition of the west pediment.
In the centre was the olive tree, for which the socket can still be seen in the floor of the pediment; to the left of it was Athena, advancing impetuously fr...om behind it; and, as she advances, she turns half round to face her rival. Posidon, on the right of the olive, was not advancing but starting back, as if some sudden and unexpected object had sprung up in his path; this object can hardly be anything but the olive tree itself, the symbol of his opponent's vic- tory and his own defeat. The result of the contest is thus clearly enough indicated by the attitude of the two chief figures — the confident and triumphant gesture of the goddess, who perhaps grasped a branch of the tree with her left hand,^ and the hasty retreat of Posidon, who practically acknowledges his defeat, speak for themselves ; there is no need of messengers to declare the decision, nor of jurors to arbitrate.
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