- The temple of Aphaia was well known since antiquity for its pediments, which adorned both of its narrow sides. The sculptures of the pediments were colorful...
- East and West Pediments from the Temple of Aphaia, Aegina, Archaic/Early Classical Periods, c. 490-480 B.C.E. (Glyptothek, Munich) Speakers: Dr...
- In any case, worship of Aphaia at the hilltop sanctuary can be traced back into the Bronze Age, but the current temple that stands there dates to around 500 BCE.
- Formerly known as the Temple of Jupiter Panhellenius, the great Doric temple is now recognized as dedicated to the mother-goddess Aphaia.
- Mortal Warrior. From the eastern pediment of the temple of Aphaia on the island of Aegina, Greece. 500 BC. Munich Glyptothek.
- The Temple of Aphaia on Aegina made use of new construction technologies. Previously, temples had been constructed chiefly through the use of ramps and levers.
- Colourful reconstruction of the Eastern pediment. Aphaia east pediments in the Glyptothek as it is now.
- The architecture of the Temple of Aphaia. The particular temple is a Doric Peripteros, built with local limestone (the material of the pediment is Parian marble).
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- The sculptured decorations of the Temple of Aphaia were widely hailed as opening modern eyes to the beauty of archaic sculpture.