Painted terracotta scene from the Greek myth "Seven Against Thebes," the pediment decoration of an Etruscan temple at Pyrgi. Tydeus hubristically consumes Melanippus' brains while sieging the city, causing Athena to revoke the gift of immortality. Mid-5th century BCE, Villa Giulia Museum, Rome.[OC]
![Painted terracotta scene from the Greek myth "Seven Against Thebes," the pediment decoration of an Etruscan temple at Pyrgi. Tydeus hubristically consumes Melanippus' brains while sieging the city, causing Athena to revoke the gift of immortality. Mid-5th century BCE, Villa Giulia Museum, Rome.[OC]](https://images.scrolller.com/atto/painted-terracotta-scene-from-the-greek-myth-ojut8u5rd2.webp)
