Athena

  • The Piraeus (Peiraeus) Athena. Head with inlaid eyes.

    Athena

    Athena

    Athena (sometimes transliterated as Athene), the patron of the city of Athens, was one of the most revered goddesses of Ancient Greece. Around 1000 BCE, Athena replaced the fertility goddess worshiped and became the patron and gave her…

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  • Painting of the Acropolis of Athens by Leo von Klenze

    History of the Acropolis

    History of the Acropolis

    Geology The Acropolis rock is part of a Late Cretaceous limestone ridge (Higgins, 29) that cuts through the Attica plateau in the northeast to the southwest axis and includes the Likavitos hill, the Philopappos (Museum) hill, the hill…

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