And the great statue of Athena Parthenos inside the Parthenon, made of gold and ivory, held in the palm of her hand another image of Nike, some six feet tall, offering it to the Athenians as if to ...

On arriving in Athens, the first sight these young tourists would look for was the Acropolis and its crowning glory: the pillared Parthenon, dedicated to the warrior goddess Athena. Yet even as ...

Although the Parthenon might appear to be geometrically ... When mating two drums, the Athenians carved two pieces of cedar, one fitting inside the other like a key into a lock.

This identity is reinforced with the Parthenon, a full-scale replica of the one found in Athens. Although Nashville's Parthenon was only meant to be temporary – it was built for the Tennessee ...

Still, much of its ornamentation and art is now gone. One of these losses is a gigantic statue of Athena once located inside the Parthenon. Known as Athena Parthenos, it stood almost 40 feet tall ...

The Vatican has returned three fragments of the Parthenon sculptures to Greece in a move that has been described as a "gesture of friendship". The decision to return the 2,500-year-old marbles was ...

Rishi Sunak cancelled his meeting with the Greek prime minister after it was felt a promise not to publicly discuss the Parthenon Sculptures was broken, Downing Street said. Kyriakos Mitsotakis ...