Athena battling Alkyoneos, detail of the gigantomachy frieze, from the Altar of Zeus
a. Who is depicted in this work?
b. Why is this work significant?
c. How does this image express power?
d. What is the medium?
A) A detail from the Altar of Zeus: Pergamon showing a triumphant Athena battling Alkyoneos. B) It becomes an allusion to the successful campaign of Attalos I in defeating the invasion of the Gauls in Asia Minor. This work takes on the same significance as the earlier rendering on the Parthenon. C) The emotional intensity of the facial expression of the defeated giant, Alkyoneos and the striding figure of the triumphant Athena all indicate power. The gesture of Athena pulling on the hair of Alkyoneos further amplifies the idea of power and augments that idea with the perceptual presentation. D) Marble relief.
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