The Halsted Athena emerges from the confines of ... Elena Goukassian of the Art Newspaper. But the Roman statue distinctly depicts the Greek goddess, with her signature helmet and aegis, or ...

Many significant ancient Greek temples are found not only in Greece but also in other countries that were once part of the ancient Greek world ...

And the great statue of Athena Parthenos inside the Parthenon ... In fact, entasis is the Greek word for tension or swelling. The kinds of optical refinements that we detect in the architecture ...

The famed statue of Athena had already been removed ... It occurred during the War for Independence, the Greek struggle to gain freedom from the Ottoman Empire. Archeologists estimate that ...

It’s been a day packed with sightseeing and lessons in Greek history. Led by our Greek guide, Nanda, we walked to the ...

Built between 447 BC and 432 BC, this ancient Greek temple was dedicated to Athena, the patron goddess of Athens. While the original statue of Athena Parthenos has been lost, the Parthenon remains ...

A Greek coin showing Pegasus and the goddess ... Inside stood a giant statue of Athena, the patron goddess of the city. When people needed help from the gods, they went to the temple to pray.