Editor's note: This story was originally published in 2020, marking the 30th anniversary of the Athena statue. 2022 marks 20 years since it was gilded in gold. For decades, the full-scale replica of ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Just to the west of downtown Nashville is one of the city’s premier parks, with over 100 acres of grassy lawns and a large pond. However, before it was known as Centennial ...
1. The Nashville Parthenon is a full-scale replica of the ancient Parthenon when it was a pagan temple to Athena in the 5th century BCE. It was constructed as a temporary building as Nashville's ...
Dedicated to Athena Parthenos, or "Athena the Virgin," the magnificent Parthenon stands atop the Acropolis, on the site of another lost temple to Athens' patron goddess. Little is known about this ...
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We can only imagine how glorious the Parthenon must have appeared in the middle of the fifth century B.C., with worshippers gathered in its towering central sanctuary paying tribute to a 40-foot, gold ...