Phidias did not create or help direct the building of the Parthenon, but he did build a statue of Athena called Athena Parthenos.
The temple was built for Athena to honor her. The city (Athens) was named after her after a fight with Poseidon on who the city would be named after. As you can tell from the name, Athena won.
The Greeks built a temple to honor the goddess Athena.
Athena did not have a consort. That is why she is called Athena the Virgin.
The Parthenon is the temple in Athens built in honor of the Greek goddess of wisdom and war, Athena.
Parthenon
Parthenon
the parthenon was a great scupture in acient greece and was built for athena
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Phidias did not create or help direct the building of the Parthenon, but he did build a statue of Athena called Athena Parthenos.
It was built as a temple to the patron goddess of Athens, Athena. She was also known as Athena Parthenos or Athena the maiden which is why its called the Parthenon. It was also built to celebrate a significant victory by Athens over the Persian army who had almost beaten the Athenian when they invaded Athens a few years before. Many Athenian buildings were destroyed by fire during the Persian war and the Athenian ruler Pericles launched a big programme of building to make the city beautiful.
The temple was built for Athena to honor her. The city (Athens) was named after her after a fight with Poseidon on who the city would be named after. As you can tell from the name, Athena won.
The Parthenon was dedicated to the goddess Athena Parthenos (Athena the Virgin).
this temple was built to honor the goddess Athena.
The Parthenon was built for the Greek goddess Athena.
The Greeks built a temple to honor the goddess Athena.
It is called a berth.