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Parthenon Horse
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Parthenon Temple,
Athens. 465 B.C.
Horses were an
integral part of life
in ancient Greece.
They played an active
role in warfare,
transportation and in
the games such as the
Panathenaic Games in
Athens with its huge
contingent of cavalry
riders. Athenian
enthusiasm for the
horse was clearly
expressed in the many
civic buildings and
temples that were
adorned with
paintings and
sculptures of riders
and battle scenes
showing cavalry such
as in the Parthenon
friezes where this
wonderful horse head
originates. Two
deities, Poseidon and
Athena, together
served as protectors
of horses and patrons
of horsemanship and
equestrian
activities. Athena,
Patron Goddess of
Athens, was credited
with the invention of
the bridle and the
use of chariots. The
horse was a symbol of
prestige, wealth and
status. Social rank
has often been
defined by the
ability to own and
maintain a horse. The
Aristocratic families
that ruled Athens
during the 6th
century B.C. often
took pride in their
nobility by starting
or ending their name
with the word hippos
(horse). The
aristocracy bred and
raced horses from
very early times and
it seems that chariot
racing was the
preferred form of
competition and maybe
the foundation of the
Olympic Games
SIZE: 8"H (20cm)
ITEM TYPE: Statue on
marble base
ITEM MATERIAL:
Casting stone
ITEM FINISH: Antique
stone finish
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Product Details:
NAME: Parthenon Horse
TYPE: Reproduction
MANUFACTURER: Shop
SKU: G-12
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