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With an owl in the palm of her hand, a cloak adorned with a gorgon’s head and a warrior’s helmet upon her swept hair, Athena, as depicted in a Roman statue from the first century C.E., is a ...
The Parthenon was far more than a temple. It was Athens’ ultimate power move, which combined religion, politics, and economic ...
The Halsted A&A Foundation has acquired a 1st-century Roman statue of the ancient Greek goddess Athena. The sculpture, which has remained out of public view for centuries, will be on display ...
Baby names inspired by Greek history and mythology are gaining popularity in the US. From Athena to Zeus, there is a name for ...
The resplendent marble temple, which has become emblematic of ancient Greece, was built in the mid-5th century B.C. and dedicated to the goddess Athena. Its elaborate decorative sculptures depict ...
Pope Francis has decided to return to Greece three 2,500-year-old pieces of the Parthenon that have been in the papal collections of the Vatican Museums for more than a century.
Art: Architecture for Athena. 3 minute read. ... $500,000 site (donated by the Greek government) on Vassilissis Sofias Street between Mount Hymmittos and pine-covered Lycabettus Hill.
SHREVEPORT, La. - Athena's Greek & Lebanese Grill is a family-owned restaurant that uses traditional recipes of Greek and Mediterranean fare like gyros and kebobs, as well as Lebanese delicacies.
Guests at Athena in Santa Clara are getting an authentic taste of the Mediterranean, where traditional Greek dishes and a warm atmosphere reflect owner George Katsoulis's passion for sharing his ...
Weddell and his fellow British travelers would have referred to the statue’s subject as Minerva, the Roman goddess, rather than Athena, “because they learned Latin in school, not ancient Greek ...