Olympia, Metope 1: Lion (2.5D)

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This polychromed metope once decorated the west porch of the Temple of Zeus in Olympia (c. 460 BCE); the remains are in the Olympia Archaeological Museum and the Louvre. It is part of a series depicting the twelve labors of Heracles. The original metope was sculpted in high relief; the color scheme is based on research and aesthetic judgment. (Evidence indicates that Heracles’ hair and eyes in this metope were painted red.)

“The first metope…depicts Herakles’ Defeat of the Nemean Lion. Herakles stands in the center,…foot on the back of the fallen lion. On the left stands Athena, quietly looking down at him. In the space on the right stood a third figure, presumably Hermes....Perhaps the presence of two gods is warranted because this is the first of Herakles’ trials.”

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