Statue of Athena Poster by Atsametakis

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The statue of Athena Parthenos [N 1] ( Ancient Greek: Παρθένος Ἀθηνᾶ, lit. 'Athena the Virgin') was a monumental chryselephantine sculpture of the goddess Athena. Attributed to Phidias and dated to the mid-fifth century BCE, it was an offering from the city of Athens to Athena, its tutelary deity. The Athena Parthenos was, then, a gigantic statue which, according to Pliny, was around 11.5 metres tall (26 cubits) and was made of carved ivory for flesh parts and gold (1140 kilos or 44 talents of it) for everything else, all wrapped around a wooden core. The gold parts could also be easily removed if necessary in times of financial necessity. The Parthenon ( / ˈpɑːrθəˌnɒn, - nən /; Ancient Greek: Παρθενών, romanized : Parthenōn [par.tʰe.nɔ̌ːn]; Greek: Παρθενώνας, romanized : Parthenónas [parθeˈnonas]) is a former temple [6] [7] on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, that was dedicated to the goddess Athena during the fifth century BC. Fragmentarily preserved headless statue of Athena.It was discovered in 1860, on the west end of the Acropolis, near the Propylaia.This is a small scale Roman replica of the chryselephantine statue of Athena Parthenos created by Pheidias in the 5th cent. BC and set up inside the Parthenon.. The goddess is supporting her weight on her right foot and slightly bends her left.

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A building from Athens' golden age. The Parthenon on the Acropolis of Athens was built between 447 and 438 BC as a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena Parthenos. The word parthénos (παρθένος) meant 'maiden, girl' or 'virgin, unmarried woman'. A reconstruction of how the Acropolis may have looked in ancient times, including the. The Athena Parthenos ( Ancient Greek: Ἀθηνᾶ Παρθένος) was a massive chryselephantine sculpture of the Greek goddess Athena, created by the Ancient Greek master sculptor Phidias and his assistants. The Athena statue depicted a fully-armed woman wearing a goatskin shield known as an aegis. She held a six-foot tall statue of the Greek goddess Nike in her right hand and a shield in her left. Chryselephantine statue of Athena The Parthenon's main function was to provide shelter for the monumental chryselephantine (made of gold and ivory) statue of Athena that was created by Pheidias and dedicated in 438 BCE. The statue stood approximately 9 or 11 meters (around 40 ft.) tall.

Statue of Athena (“The Piraeus Athena”). Athens, Archaeological Museum

Bibliography It was found southwest of the Parthenon in 1888. The head, lower part of the legs and arms are missing. Athena is dressed in a chiton and himation and over these an aegis that completely covers the upper part of the body and is decorated with a large Gorgon head in the middle. Description Bibliography Headless statue of Athena with its plinth. Made in Roman period, it copies an original creation of the 5th cent. BC. This statuary type is known as the Athena Ince, named after the English mansion Ince Brundell Hall where the most important statue of this type is kept. The Athena Promachos ( Ἀθηνᾶ Πρόμαχος, "Athena who fights in the front line") was a colossal bronze statue of Athena sculpted by Pheidias, which stood between the Propylaea [1] and the Parthenon on the Acropolis of Athens. Athena was the tutelary deity of Athens and the goddess of wisdom and warriors. Dromeas (also called The Runner) is a 30 foot statue made from stacked plates of glass that connote speed. It was created in 1994 by Greek sculpture Costas Varotsos and stands in the Hilton square on Vassilissis Sofias Avenue in Athens, Greece! We never actually got close to it but saw it many times from the bus.

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Temple of Athena Nike, 421-05 B.C.E., marble, Acropolis, Athens. The temple of Athena Nike (Athena as a goddess of victory) is the smallest temple at the Acropolis in Athens, placed at its southwest corner, at the edge of a high cliff (see images above). Its construction was completed in the year 420 B.C.E., during the so called High Classical. Acropolis Area. As you walk beyond the Propylaia into the Acropolis site, along the Panathenaic Way, you will see to your left the foundations of pedestals for the statues that once lined the path, including one that held Pheidias' 9m-high statue of Athena Promachos ( promachos means 'leading warrior'). Symbolising Athenian invincibility.