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honour of Minerva, the patroness of the city. The 
bas-reliefs which compose this frieze are arranged, as 
nearly as can be ascertained, in the order in which 
they were originally placed in the Parthenon ; several 
alterations having been made on their removal to their 
present situation, in consequence of a more careful 
examination and minute comparison of them with 
drawings made before their removal from the temple. 
Those on the principal front of the temple, namely the 
east, commence on the left hand of the visitor as he 
enters the room, then follow those of the north, and 
lastly those of the west and south. 
No. 17—24. That portion of the above-mentioned 
frieze which occupied the east end of the temple. On 
two of the slabs which compose this part of the frieze 
are represented divinities and deified heroes, seated; 
namely, Castor and Pollux, Ceres and Triptolemus, 
Jupiter and Juno, and .ZEsculapius and Hygeia. There 
was originally a third slab, which represented four 
other divinities, also seated, but it has disappeared for 
many years. On the right and left of these sacred 
characters, are trains of females with their faces directed 
to the gods, to whom they are carrying gifts: we see 
also directors or regulators of the procession, among 
whom are the officers whose duty it was to receive the 
presents that were offered. These females appear to 
have headed the procession, and to have been followed 
by the victims, charioteers, horsemen, &c. both on the 
north and south sides of the temple, which together 
formed a procession up to the same point in two sepa¬ 
rate columns. Nos. 20 and 23 are casts in plaster, 
presented by F. Chantrey, Esq. The original of the 
latter is in the Royal Museum at Paris. The upper 
parts of two of the figures in No. 21, the legs and right 
arm of the youthful figure in No. 22, and the two 
figures placed under the latter number are also of plas¬ 
ter, from moulds made before the destruction of these 
figures, which took place before the marbles came into 
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