IRIS
Parthenon, West pediment
Acropolis, Athens
437-432 B.C.
British Museum, London
The divine winged messenger Iris stood by Athena's side on the west pediment. Her wings gone, the wind still blows through and against the fabric of her tunic. Her energy, expansive yet in balance, typifies the classic Greek ideal and the standard maintained throughout the temple.
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