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The Gigantomachy Frieze of the Pergamon Altar (Study.com)

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An educational lesson describing the Pergamon Altar's Gigantomachy frieze, giving the Athena/Alcyoneus/Gaia scene: Athena breaking the giant Alcyoneus's contact with the earth, from which Gaia, his mother and the source of his immortal strength, rises to plead for him, used here to corroborate the scene's subject and the frieze's high-relief technique.

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Study.com
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https://study.com/academy/lesson/the-gigantomachy-frieze-of-the-pergamon-altar.html
Source Type
reference
Assessment
Reliability Tier
3
Tier three: a general educational reference lesson, used here only to corroborate the Gaia/Alcyoneus scene and the frieze's carving technique, not for any fact not also attested by the first source.
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Athena, Deities

This source names Athena directly: "Gigantomachy frieze, giving the Athena/Alcyoneus/Gaia scene: Athena breaking the giant Alcyoneus's contact with the earth, from which Gaia, his mother and the source of his immortal strength, rises..."

Source The Gigantomachy Frieze of the Pergamon Altar (Study.com)
Athena, Figures

This source names Athena directly: "Gigantomachy frieze, giving the Athena/Alcyoneus/Gaia scene: Athena breaking the giant Alcyoneus's contact with the earth, from which Gaia, his mother and the source of his immortal strength, rises..."

Source The Gigantomachy Frieze of the Pergamon Altar (Study.com)
Gaia, Deities

This source names Gaia directly: "frieze, giving the Athena/Alcyoneus/Gaia scene: Athena breaking the giant Alcyoneus's contact with the earth, from which Gaia, his mother and the source of his immortal strength, rises to plead for..."

Source The Gigantomachy Frieze of the Pergamon Altar (Study.com)
Gaia, Figures

This source names Gaia directly: "frieze, giving the Athena/Alcyoneus/Gaia scene: Athena breaking the giant Alcyoneus's contact with the earth, from which Gaia, his mother and the source of his immortal strength, rises to plead for..."

Source The Gigantomachy Frieze of the Pergamon Altar (Study.com)
Claims Backed By This Source (14 claims)

This source backs 14 claims across the atlas. As facts: 9 well-attested. As cited relationships: 4 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Sources, 9 claims: 5 well-attested, 4 holds.
  • Sacred Art & Iconography, 5 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 general references.
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