The central part of the temple, called the cella, sheltered the famous cult statue of Athena, made by Phidias. The larger of the two interior rooms, the naos, housed the cult statue. The Metopes (statues) on the Parthenon are about 1.20 meters high and the width is between 0.15 to 0.80 meters. The metopes of the Parthenon all represented various instances of the struggle between the forces of order and justice, on the one hand, and criminal chaos on the other. Shown on the west side are twelve metopes of the mythical battle against the Amazons (Amazonomachy). Shown on the south, thirty-four metopes of the battle between the Lapiths and the Centaurs (Centauromachy). The two pediments of the temple are decorated with mythological scenes. Those at the west end of the temple depicted the contest between Poseidon and Athena for the right to be the patron deity of Athens (Athena's gift o

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