Athena Parthenos
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Athena Parthenos was a monumental chryselephantine (gold and ivory) statue of the goddess Athena that once stood in the Parthenon on the Athenian Acropolis and was considered one of the greatest masterpieces of classical Greek sculpture.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chryselephantine statue of Athena Parthenos | 1 |
| bust of Pallas | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chryselephantine statue
ⓘ
cult image ⓘ statue ⓘ work of art ⓘ |
| architecturalContext |
the Parthenon
ⓘ
surface form:
Parthenon
|
| artHistoricalSignificance | one of the greatest masterpieces of classical Greek sculpture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Athenian democracy
ⓘ
Athenian imperial power ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Pericles ⓘ |
| country |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
|
| creator | Phidias ⓘ |
| culture | Classical Greek ⓘ |
| decorativeElement |
Amazonomachy on shield exterior
ⓘ
Gigantomachy ⓘ
surface form:
Gigantomachy on sandals
Pandora birth scene on base ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Athena ⓘ |
| depicts |
Athena
ⓘ
Greek goddess ⓘ |
| function |
cult statue of Athena
ⓘ
symbol of Athenian power ⓘ |
| genre | classical Greek sculpture ⓘ |
| height |
approximately 12 meters
ⓘ
approximately 38 feet ⓘ |
| iconography |
Athena holding Nike in right hand
ⓘ
Athena holding shield ⓘ Athena standing ⓘ Athena wearing helmet ⓘ griffins on helmet ⓘ snake by shield ⓘ sphinx on helmet ⓘ |
| inception |
circa 438 BC
ⓘ
circa 447 BC ⓘ |
| influenced | later cult statues of Athena ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Roman copies
ⓘ
ancient literary descriptions ⓘ small-scale replicas ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Acropolis of Athens
ⓘ
Athens ⓘ the Parthenon ⓘ
surface form:
Parthenon
|
| locatedInTime | 5th century BC ⓘ |
| lostOrDestroyed | true ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Athena ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
gold
ⓘ
ivory ⓘ wooden core ⓘ |
| presentLocation | unknown ⓘ |
| religion | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| sculptor | Phidias ⓘ |
| style | High Classical ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Parthenon
this entity surface form:
Chryselephantine statue of Athena Parthenos