On the top floor of the Acropolis Museum, our guide Nike explained to us the sculptures on the east pediment of the Parthenon, which depicts the birth of Athena, the goddess of wisdom, war, and the city of Athens. Athena emerged from the head of her father, Zeus, fully grown and armored. The rest of the Olympian gods reacted to this event. This reconstruction was based on a 1674 drawing by Jacques Carrey. By that time, the center group of statues had been destroyed a long time ago.
Click here to see the life size statues on the left side of the east pediment.