Amazonomachy (17 Subjects)
Fig. 1. Part of stele from Bodrum (anc. Halicarnassus). This stele was most probably at the site of the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus. Fig. 2. Metopes from the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus. These Metopes, on which scenes from the Amazonomachia are depicted, are some of the very few elements of the Mausoleum preserved today, because the locals used them to cover several parts of the sewer system. Inscription from the Castle of Halicarnassus, also know as Castle of Saint Paul.
Reliefs showing Amazonomachy scenes.
Drawings of the frieze of the temple of Apollo Epicurius in Bassae. Top: Battle among the Greeks, headed by Heracles and the Amazons. Bottom: Battle between the Centaurs and the Lapiths.
Slab from the frieze of the temple of Apollo Epicurius in Bassae: Amazonomachy scene.
Slab from the frieze of the temple of Apollo Epicurius in Bassae: Amazonomachy scene.
Slab from the frieze of the temple of Apollo Epicurius in Bassae: Amazonomachy scene.
Slab from the frieze of the temple of Apollo Epicurius in Bassae: Amazonomachy scene.
Slab from the frieze of the temple of Apollo Epicurius in Bassae: Amazonomachy scene.
Slab from the frieze of the temple of Apollo Epicurius in Bassae: Amazonomachy scene.
Slab from the frieze of the temple of Apollo Epicurius in Bassae: Amazonomachy scene; the figure of Heracles is visible.
Slab from the frieze of the temple of Apollo Epicurius in Bassae: Amazonomachy scene.
Slab from the frieze of the temple of Apollo Epicurius in Bassae: Amazonomachy scene.
Slab from the frieze of the temple of Apollo Epicurius in Bassae: Amazonomachy scene.
Slab from the frieze of the temple of Apollo Epicurius in Bassae: Amazonomachy scene.
Reconstruction of the frieze of the Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae: Amazonomachy (The battle of the Greeks headed by Heracles and the Amazons).
Reconstruction of the pediment of the Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae: Top: Amazonomachy (The battle of the Greeks, headed by Heracles and the Amazons). Bottom: Centauromachy (Battle of the Centaurs and the Lapithae).
Lateral section of the temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae. On the frieze, Amazonomachy scene (battle of the Greeks, headed by Heracles and the Amazons).