Hestia, Aphrodite and Dione
Elgin Marbles. Thought to represent Hestia and Aphrodite and her mother, Dione.
East Pediemnt K.
East Pediment L and M.
"The following group (K, L, M) corresponds in its general design to the figures D, E, F. K turns from her companions towards the central group. L is only prevented from doing the same by M, who reclines in her lap and has apparently just wakened from sleep. The beauty of this last-named magnificent figure is enhanced by the semi-transparent garment which falls from her shoulder. We have here probably Aphrodite resting on the lap of her mother Dione, who was worshiped on the Acropolis".--Baedeker 1915. DSC_0591
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