An open-air museum filled with sites of antiquity, the Greek capital has a well-earned reputation for being a rewarding ...

Perched majestically on the Acropolis hill, this temple was dedicated to the goddess Athena, the patroness of Athens. Constructed in the 5th century BC, the Parthenon is an architectural marvel ...

While there are many more acropoleis (the plural of "acropolis") in Greece, it's this one in central Athens that garners ... the Parthenon, the Temple of Athena Nike and the Erechtheion.

And it was thus as much a temple to Athens and the Athenians as it was to their patron goddess, Athena herself. Because it played such a crucial role in the Athenians' construction of themselves ...

The ancient Temple of Athena in Side, Turkey, reopened to tourists following a major restoration project, bringing renewed attention to the historic landmark overlooking the ancient harbor.

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 ...