perseus

They had been offended and told it to their father who, furious by the proud attitude of humans, sent to flood the cities of the kingdom and sent a sea monster who devoured individuals. The sculptor of this metope offers us with a synoptic narrative, in which a sequence of events is compressed into a single image. While largely Archaic in style, with the bodies and limbs of Perseus and Medusa shown in profile, and with Egyptian-style braided hair and exophthalmic eyes, all three figures look out, engaging the viewer. We become active participants in Medusa’s killing, taking on the...