The east pediment of the Parthenon celebrates the triumph of man as the measure of all things, and the immortality of Athena who inspired the post-Flood rebellion. She stands next to Zeus as Nike confronts the 3 Fates: Clotho who spins the thread of life, Lachesis who measures it, and Atropos who cuts it.

+// Atropos means unturnable: She ( Read more... )