- Temple of Aphaia. The heart of the collection of the Glyptothek are the sculptures from the pediment of the Temple of Aphaia.
- 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.
- Stiftung Archaeologie - Reconstruction. Section of the West Pediment from the Aphaia Temple, Glyptothek Munich.
- Formerly known as the Temple of Jupiter Panhellenius, the great Doric temple is now recognized as dedicated to the mother-goddess Aphaia.
- Historical Context: Previously known as the Temple of Jupiter Panhellenius, it's now recognized as dedicated to the mother-goddess Aphaia.
- East and West Pediments from the Temple of Aphaia, Aegina, Archaic/Early Classical Periods, c. 490-480 B.C.E. (Glyptothek, Munich) Speakers: Dr...
- 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.
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- 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).
- Colourful reconstruction of the Eastern pediment. Aphaia east pediments in the Glyptothek as it is now.