There is “a dynamic that is being built, step-by-step’ for the repatriation of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece, said Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in statements to The Daily Telegraph newspaper, it was reported on Saturday, according to ANA.
The Greek premier was referring to the announcement made by authorities in Greece and Italy on Wednesday regarding a fragment of the Parthenon frieze which is being returned to Greece, on loan by the “Antonino Salinas” Regional Archaeological Museum in Palermo, with a view of permanent repatriation.
The “Fagan fragment”, as it is known, belongs to the eastern frieze of the Parthenon that shows the seated gods of Olympus watching the annual Panathenaic Procession in honor of the city’s patron, Athena. The procession included the transfer of a woven veil to Athena’s statue in the Parthenon. Depicted in the “Fagan fragment” are the lower legs of Artemis, goddess of forests and hunting, whose body is depicted sideways.
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