![]() When Telephus grows up, he discovers his real origins, goes to Mysia, in modern-day Turkey, and becomes king. However, Telephus survives thanks to a hind that nurses him, until he is found by some shepherds and he is then raised by king Corythus. There are various versions of the Telephus myth, but we can summarise it as follows: Telephus is the son of Auge, daughter of the king of Tegea (in Arcadia), and Heracles, but after his birth, he is exposed on Mount Parthenion, because a prophecy foretells that he will kill his maternal uncles. It represents the story of Telephus, who was considered the mythical founder of Pergamon, through a series of panels. If we go up the monumental staircase, we enter the sacrificial altar with an internal frieze. It highlights the importance of the victory over the Gauls and its symbolic meaning of the universal triumph of order over barbarian forces. The external frieze represents the Gigantomachy, namely the mythical war between the Greek Gods and the Giants, who dared to challenge the Gods' supremacy. ![]() This altar celebrated not only the victory over the Gauls in 166 BC, but also the royal family of Pergamon. The Altar is an imposing monument (measuring 36.44m x 34.20m) with a U shape and was dedicated to Zeus and Athena Nikephoros by Eumenes II (197-158 BC), king of Pergamon, in modern-day Turkey (Fig. In this post, we can try to compensate for this closure by exploring it virtually. The Pergamonmuseum in Berlin completely closed for restoration on the 23 rd of October 2023 and it will not be possible to visit it for several years, including the Great Altar of Pergamon, one of its most spectacular monuments, which has already been inaccessible for almost ten years.
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