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The giant is killed by Artemis' dog (Artemis' leg on right); Detail from the Pergamon Altar's frieze (The frieze depicts the Gigantomachy); built in 2nd century BCE; Today in the Pergamon Museum in Berlin.
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Mina is a pan-European lover of photography and art history: She has lived in Serbia, Slovenia, Hungary, Spain, and Germany.
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Bulic, M. (2015, February 06). The Giant Killed by Artemis. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3613/the-giant-killed-by-artemis/
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Bulic, Mina. "The Giant Killed by Artemis." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified February 06, 2015. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3613/the-giant-killed-by-artemis/.
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Bulic, Mina. "The Giant Killed by Artemis." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 06 Feb 2015. Web. 19 Apr 2024.
