The Parthenon Frieze’s Symbolism

The paper provides the different views that scholars have on the scenes of the frieze, specifically on the south and east side for they are the most debated. On the East block V31-35, known as the “peplos scene” on the one hand it has been claimed to be a representation of the Panathenaic festival, on the other hand, it is a depiction of a family. The main reason he believes the east frieze depicts a Panathenaic procession is that because, the movement of figures from all sides seemingly directed towards the east,

towards the center.

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