The Parthenon was designed by Phidias, a famous sculptor, at the behest of Pericles, a Greek politician credited with the founding of the city of Athens and with stimulating the so-called "Golden Age of Greece". The Greek architects Ictinos and Callicrates supervised the practical work of the consturction. Alternate spellings for these names include Iktinos, Kallikrates, and Pheidias - there is no official transliteration of Greek into English.
The temple was built for Athena to honor her. The city (Athens) was named after her after a fight with Poseidon on who the city would be named after. As you can tell from the name, Athena won.
The Parthenon Temple.
The Parthenon is the temple in Athens built in honor of the Greek goddess of wisdom and war, Athena.
The Greeks built a temple to honor the goddess Athena.
Parthenon
The temple was built for Athena to honor her. The city (Athens) was named after her after a fight with Poseidon on who the city would be named after. As you can tell from the name, Athena won.
The Parthenon Temple.
this temple was built to honor the goddess Athena.
The Parthenon is the temple in Athens built in honor of the Greek goddess of wisdom and war, Athena.
The Greeks built a temple to honor the goddess Athena.
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The Temple of Athena Nike was built in honor of the goddess, but it was later replaced by one of Greece's most renowned architectural masterpieces: the Parthenon.
The Parthenon was built as a temple to the ancient Greek goddess Athena.