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room xv. character of Hercules ; and it is worthy of re- 
a ntiquities. mark, 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. 72. 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 Par¬ 
thenon. 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 motion, with her veil inflated and flut¬ 
tering behind her; and she appears evidently in 
haste to execute the mission on which she is sent, 
that of communicating to the distant regions of 
the earth the important intelligence of the birth 
of Minerva. 
No. 75. A fragment of the statue of Minerva, 
one of the principal figures in the west pediment 
of 
