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Asklepios Temple, Epidaurus, National Archaeological Museum, Athens

Epidauros Asklepios Temple

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Central group of the amazonomachy on the west pediment of the temple of Asklepios. About 380 BC.
NAMA 136, 151, 158A, 4757.

Mounted Amazon, probably the Amazon queen Penthesilea, fighting two warriors . One of the warriors has been identified with Machaon, son of Asklepios, who fought at Troy.

West Pediment of Asklepios Temple in Epidaurus

West Pediment of Asklepios Temple in Epidaurus

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