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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ladybranch, post: 92051, member: 44&quot;]As to the motif, after a little research, it may be depicting the goddess Hecate fighting the Giant Clytius. One side she is fighting with a torch and on the other side she is fighting with a sword. The torch and sword represent 2 of her &quot;three-faceted.&quot; This fight is the subject of the East Frieze on the Greek Pergamon Altar. A reconstruction of the altar is in the Berlin museum. According to Wiki...</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;... On the left the presentation begins with the three-faceted goddess <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hecate" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hecate" rel="nofollow">Hecate</a>. She fights in her three incarnations with a torch, a sword and a lance against the Giant <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giants_(Greek_mythology)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giants_(Greek_mythology)" rel="nofollow">Clytius</a>. </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pergamon_Altar#East_frieze" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pergamon_Altar#East_frieze" rel="nofollow">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pergamon_Altar#East_frieze</a></p><p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pergamon_Altar#/media/File%3APergamonmuseum_-_Antikensammlung_-_Pergamonaltar_02-03.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pergamon_Altar#/media/File%3APergamonmuseum_-_Antikensammlung_-_Pergamonaltar_02-03.jpg" rel="nofollow">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pergamon_Altar#/media/File:Pergamonmuseum_-_Antikensammlung_-_Pergamonaltar_02-03.jpg</a></p><p><br /></p><p>It seem early on the giants were depicted with human legs and later with snake legs.</p><p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giants_(Greek_mythology)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giants_(Greek_mythology)" rel="nofollow">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giants_(Greek_mythology)</a></p><p><br /></p><p>At first I thought the winged god might be Eros, but after spotting the altar frieze, I now thing the giants. How or why of the wings, I don&#039;t know.</p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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