Δελφοί - Delphi - The Archaeological Museum

ca. 520 BCE.

The Treasury of the Siphnians - the east pediment depicting the struggle between Apollo and Herakles.

Wikipedia: The . . . pediment . . . depicts a famous Delphic theme. In the centre of the pediment there is Zeus (other sources claim it is Athena or Hermes), on the left Apollo and on the right Herakles. The two young gods are competing for the Delphic tripod and Zeus in the middle is trying to separate them. The sculpture shows the anger of Herakles because Pythia refused to give him an oracle, since he had not been cleansed from the murder of Iphitus. An outraged Herakles has already managed to seize the sacred tripod and Apollo is trying to pull it away from him.

. . the Siphnians were at this time very prosperous and the richest of the islanders, because of the gold and silver mines on the island. They were so wealthy that the treasure dedicated by them at Delphi, which is as rich as any there, was made from a tenth of their income; and they divided among themselves each year's income. (Herodotus The Histories 3.57)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siphnian_Treasury
www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A19...

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