Athena: Goddess of Wisdom and War

🦉 Athena :: Greek Goddess of Wisdom and War

Statue of Athena Parthenos (the Virgin Goddess) Roman, Imperial period, 2nd or 3rd century CE Marble (Mt. Pentelikon, Greece) This statue represents one of the closest ancient copies-in much smaller scale-of the thirty-seven-foot statue of the goddess Athena that once stood inside the Parthenon in Athens. Her extended right hand held a winged victory and her left a spear. A large shield leaned against her left side with a coiled snake at the base. Although we do not know where this statue was fo

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Monumental Statue of Athena Parthenos Once Graced Acropolis - GreekReporter.com