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    The sculpture “Athena Battling Alkyoneos” relates to social context by the artist representing the original battle, the Pergmene victory over the invading Gouls in the late 3rd century. There is a second, smaller and less well-preserved high relief frieze on the inner court walls which surround the actual fire altar on the upper level of the structure at the top of the stairs. They depict events from the life of Telephus, legendary founder of the city of Pergamon and son of the hero Heracles…

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    Athena Was the Greek virgin goddess of reason intelligent activity arts and literature. Athena was the daughter of Zeus. Athena did not have a mother. Athena was fierce and brave in battle. Athena only took part in wars that defended the state and home from outside enemies. Athena was Zeus favourite child and was allowed to use his weapons including his thunderbolt. Athena holy tree was the olive tree. Athena is the unmarried warrior daughter. Athena mom name was Metis she can turn into…

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    The Temple of Athena Nike is a temple southwest side of the Acropolis of Athens. Built around 400 BC, this temple is the earliest fully Ionic temple. It is a protruding tall mass of rock, strategically located in a way that protects the south flank of the most vulnerable access point and gate to the citadel. (Ancient-Greece) In contrast to the Acropolis style, the Nike sanctuary was open, entered from the Propylaea southwest wing and from a narrow stair on the north. The temple was named for its…

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    The Persian sack of Athens in 480 B.C.E. has left modern archeologist perplexed as to what it meant for the fate of the temple of Athena on the Acropolis. Gloria Ferrari has compiled and analyzed the most predominant theories concerning the temple’s actuality through use of evidence provided through archaeological, epigraphical, and historical means. The first theory is proposed by Dörpfeld, in which the temple was not destroyed during the sack of Athens merely damaged and repaired (Ferrari…

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    Athena was the goddess of wisdom of war. She was in most of the wars and she was the only woman that fought in battle.The story of how she was born is the craziest she was actually born from Zeus’s forehead it is crazy but it really did happen.It started it out when Zeus had a massive headache which lead to to the coming of Athena. When she came out she was in full armor a tall, and skinny woman and super strong. She was in several battles. Athena was also the greek goddess of reason.She was…

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    and early form of Democracy, are just a few of its well known merits. The city-state was named after the Greek Goddess, Athena, who served as a bastion for Wisdom, Strategy, and Warfare. This daughter of Zeus, became Athens’s patron deity as a means of protection and influence in decision making. Many sculptures, paintings, and other works of art were crafted to honor Athena in her glorious liking. Atop a great plateau within Athens, Greece, laid the foundations of several architectural marvels…

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    marvelously simple as compared to the rest of the statue. This statue of course depicts the great Athena, goddess of war and wisdom. The face is…

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    that this is an act of disrespect, but that is simply false. The Parthenon does show Jove in a sculpture of the birth of Athena on the east pediment of the building, which is actually the front of the building. The fact is that the Parthenon was built to honor Athens’ patron goddess: Athena. The west pediment of the building is an aetion for how Athens got its name: Athena named it after herself after winning the contest. The sculpture, which was created long after this original myth was…

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    Athena, an important goddess of the ancient Greeks, was a divine source of human knowledge. She was believed to be the protector of Athens. Athena was the most important deity of ancient Greece, the virgin deity worshiped as the goddess of “wisdom, fertility, useful arts, and prudent warfare.” Athena was the patron of the city and agriculture. She was fierce and brave in battle. Athena was born from her father Zeus and her mother Metis. Zeus was scared that his daughter was going to be greater…

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    Greek Goddess, Athena. She didn’t have a mother. Due to the way of her birth she became the goddess of intelligence and wisdom. Birth of Athena also called the birth of Athena, Athena’s birth. She was born from Zues after he experienced an enormous headache and she sprang fully for his forehead. Athena was the patron of heroic endeavor. She is the virgin patroness of Athens. Athena was goddess of reason, intelligent activity, arts and literature. According to some sources Athena was praised…

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