One interesting thing about the Athena Parthenos, however, is that this glorious expression of Athens' patron goddess stood on a base decorated with a representation of the birth of Pandora.

Dedicated to Athena Parthenos, or "Athena the Virgin," the magnificent Parthenon stands atop the Acropolis, on the site of another lost temple to Athens' patron goddess. Little is known about this ...

A common epithet for her, and the facet of her worshiped on the Acropolis, was Parthenos meaning ... with an ax and sets the goddess free. Zeus seems to have given Athena special treatment ...

The most famous structure there is the Parthenon, a temple dedicated to the city’s patron goddess ... statue of Athena once located inside the Parthenon. Known as Athena Parthenos, it stood ...