 This represents the very first Panathenaia set in mythical times, the model on which historic Panathenaic processions was based.The traveller Pausanias, when he visited the Acropolis at the end of the 2nd century AD, only mentioned briefly the sculptures of the pediments (gable ends) of the temple, reserving the majority of his description for the gold and ivory statue of the goddess inside.The figures on the corners of the pediment depict the passage of time over the course of a full day.