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room xv. he is represented half-reclined on a rock, which 
Antiquities. 13 covered with the skin of a lion. Theseus, it is well 
known, professedly imitated the character of Her¬ 
cules ; and it is worthy of remark, that the attitude 
here given to Theseus is very similar to that of Her¬ 
cules on some of the coins of Crotona. This won¬ 
derfully fine statue originally occupied a place in 
the east pediment of the Parthenon, next to the 
horses of Hyperion. 
No. 72. A torso of Victory, from the east pedi¬ 
ment of the Parthenon. The wings of this figure 
were probably of bronze; the holes in which they 
were fastened to the marble may still be seen. 
No. 73. A fragment of a group which originally 
consisted of Latona with her two children, Apollo 
and Diana. This group was placed on the right 
side of the west pediment of the Parthenon. All 
that remains in the fragment before us is the lap 
of Latona, with a small portion of the figure of the 
infant Apollo. 
No. 74. A statue of Iris, one of the daughters of 
Oceanus, and the messenger of the celestial deities, 
particularly of Juno. It is from the east pediment 
of the Parthenon. Iris is represented in quick mo¬ 
tion, with her veil inflated and fluttering behind 
her; and she appears evidently in haste to exe¬ 
cute the mission on which she is sent,* that of com¬ 
municating to the distant regions of the earth the 
important intelligence of the birth of Minerva. 
No. 75. 
