Panel from the Pergamon Altar's North Frieze (Nyx)

The Pergamon Altar (Ancient Greek: Βωμός τῆς Περγάμου) is a monumental construction built during the reign of king Eumenes II in the first half of the 2nd century BC on one of the terraces of the acropolis of the ancient Greek city of Pergamon in Asia Minor. This panel from the altar's North frieze probably depicts the goddess Nyx, though she is also considered to be one of the Erinyes, goddesses of revenge. She is holding a vessel wrapped in snakes, ready to throw it. The altar was bult in mem…

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