Persephone, Demeter, Hebe
Elgin Marbles. Persephone, Demeter, Hebe. British Museum.
East Pediment E, F, G.
"Next to Dionysos is a group (E, F) of two dignified female figures seated upon chests. That to the left is probably Kore (Persephone), while the other, somewhat higher and more majestic, who turns with an appearance of lively interest towards the central group, is her mother Demeter. Others describe these as Attic Hours. Then comes (G) a girlish figure, clad in a garment open on the left, hurrying towards the left, looking backwards in great excitement towards the central group. This is probably Hebe; the former identification with Iris, messenger of the gods, is negatived by the absence of wings".--Baedeker 1915
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