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boom xv* stream that ran along the south side of the plain 
Antiquities'* of Athens. This figure, which, with the exception 
of the Theseus, is the finest in the collection, 
occupied the left angle of the west pediment of the 
Parthenon. 
No. 71 . A statue of Theseus, the Athenian 
hero; he is represented half reclined on a rock, 
which is covered with the skin of a lion. Theseus, 
it is well known, professedly imitated the character 
of Hercules ; and it is worthy of remark, that the 
attitude here given to Theseus is very similar to 
that of Hercules on some of the coins of Crotona. 
This wonderfully fine statue originally occupied a 
place in the east pediment of the Parthenon, next 
to the horses of Hyperion. 
No. 7^* A torso of Victory, from the east 
pediment 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 origi¬ 
nally consisted of Latona, with her two children, 
Apollo and Diana. This group was placed on the 
right side of the west pediment of the Parthenos. 
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 
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