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

She was worshiped all over the Greek world ... first acts were to erect a wooden statue of Athena and to found the Panathenaia, a festival in honor of the goddess. Athena is the patron goddess ...

The Acropolis is a massive archaeological site brimming with the artistic monuments and wonders of ancient Greece. Here are ...

Architectural evidence and historic record, including reference to the Parthenon's 40-foot-high, gold-and-ivory statue of Athena ... of the goddess. (The word parthenon in its Greek form means ...

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.