The Westpediment

The original figures in the Archaeological Museum of Olympia
The original figures in the Archaeological Museum of Olympia
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While the east pediment depicts the calm before the competition, the west pediment shows a dramatic scene: the theme is the battle of the legendary Lapiths against the Centaurs, who drunkenly disrupted a Lapith wedding. The brutal battle is observed by Apollo in the centre.