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sented 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 w 7 orthy 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 re¬ 
presented in quick motion, w 7 ith her veil inflated and fluttering 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. (74.) 
No. 96. A torso of Victory. The w r ings of this figure w’ere pro¬ 
bably 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, Selene, or the Moon, which w 7 as represented plunging into the 
ocean on the right angle of the east pediment, that is to say, the right 
angle in reference to the spectator. 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 Ilis- 
sus. The Ilissus w T as a small stream that ran along the south side of 
the plain of Athens. This figure, w 7 hich, with the exception of the 
Theseus, is the finest in the collection, occupied the left angle of the 
west pediment. (70.) 
Cast of the mutilated group supposed to represent Hercules and Hebe. 
No. 100. The torso of a male figure, supposed to be that of Ce- 
crops, the founder of Athens. (76.) 
No. 101. The upper part of the head of Minerva. (See the fol¬ 
lowing No.) This head w 7 as originally covered with a bronze helmet, 
as appears from the holes by w 7 hich it w 7 as fastened to the marble : and 
the sockets of the eyes, which w 7 ere originally filled with metal or 
coloured stones, are now hollow 7 . (118.) 
No. 102. A fragment of the statue of Minerva, one of the prin¬ 
cipal figures in the west pediment, and of nearly the same proportions 
as the torso of Neptune, from the same pediment. (No. 103.) This 
fragment consists of a portion only of the chest of the goddess, which 
is covered, as usual, with the aegis. The angles of the aegis appear to 
have been ornamented w T ith bronze serpents, and the centre of it to 
have been studded with the head of Medusa, of the same metal; the 
holes in which these ornaments were fastened to the marble are plainly 
visible. The upper part of the head of this statue, the feet, and a por¬ 
tion of the Erichthonian serpent, are preserved in the collection. See 
Nos. 101, 256, and 104. (75.) 
No. 103. The upper part of the torso of Neptune, one of the princi¬ 
pal figures in the west pediment. (64.) 
