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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. (71.) 
No. 94. A group of two goddesses, probably intended 
to represent Ceres and her daughter Proserpine; the 
latter is leaning on the right shoulder of her mother. 
They are sitting on low seats, which are nearly alike in 
their construction, both of them being furnished with 
cushions, and ornamented with mouldings of a similar 
style. (77.) 
No. 95. A statue of Iris, one of the daughters of 
Oceanus, and the messenger of the celestial deities, 
particularly of Juno. Iris is represented in quick mo¬ 
tion, with her veil inflated and fluttering behind her; 
and she appears evidently in haste to execute the mis¬ 
sion on which she is sent, that of communicating to the 
distant regions of the earth the important intelligence 
of the birth of Minerva. (74.) 
No. 96. A torso of Victory. The wings of this 
figure were probably of bronze: the holes in which 
they were fastened to the marble may still be seen. 
(72, 262 .) 
No. 97. A group of the three Fates. (67, 63.) 
No. 98. The head of one of the horses belonging to 
the chariot of Night, which was represented plunging 
into the ocean on the right angle of the east pediment, 
that is to say, the right angle in reference to the spec¬ 
tator. The car of Day has been already described, 
(Nos. 91, 92,) as it was represented rising out of the 
waters on the opposite angle of the same pediment. (68.) 
No. 99. A recumbent statue, supposed to be of the 
river-god Ilissus. The Ilissus was a small stream that 
ran along the south side of the plain 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. (70.) 
No. 100. The torso of a male figure, supposed to be 
that of Cecrops, the founder of Athens. (76.) 
No. 101. 
