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|description = The [[bronze]] statue of [[Minerva|Athena]] Promachos made by the sculptor [[Phidias]] | |||
The '''Statue of Athena''' was a colossal bronze sculpture of [[Athena]], the patron goddess of [[Athens]], which stood outside the [[Parthenon]] on the [[Akropolis Sanctuary|Akropolis]] in Athens, [[Greece]], during the 5th century BCE. | |location = [[Athens]], [[Attika]], [[Greece]] | ||
|dateconstructed = mid-5th century BCE<ref name="Athena Promachos" /> | |||
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The '''Statue of Athena''', also known as the '''''Athena Promachos''''',<ref name="Athena Promachos">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#Akropolis Sanctuary|Akropolis Sanctuary: "Athena Promachos"]]</ref> was a colossal [[bronze]] sculpture of [[Athena]], the patron goddess of [[Athens]], which stood outside the [[Parthenon]] on the [[Akropolis Sanctuary|Akropolis]] in Athens, [[Greece]], during the 5th century BCE. | |||
==Description== | |||
The statue showed the goddess clothed in a ''{{Wiki|Chiton (garment)|chiton}}'', with the [[gold]]en [[aegis]], adorned with scales and the likeness of [[Medusa]], on top of it. On her head she wears a grand [[helmet]] topped with a [[Pegasos]] on either side of a [[Griffin (mythology)|griffin]]. On her right hand she holds a [[spear]], while her left rests on a [[shield]] adorned with {{Wiki|Meander (art)|meander}} and an [[owl]].<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> As the statue was almost ten meters tall, it was claimed by the geographer and historian [[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]] that the tip of the spear and the helmet could be seen even from [[Cape Sounion]], despite the sixty kilometer distance between the two.<ref name="Statue of Athena">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Attika|Attika: Statue of Athena]]</ref><ref name="Athena Promachos" /> | |||
== | ==History== | ||
Made by the renowned Athenian sculptor [[Phidias]], the statue was commissioned and created in memory of the [[Battle of Marathon]] of 490 BCE.<ref name="Statue of Athena" /> Though Phidias was in charge of the work, the metalsmith [[Mys]] engraved the shield of the statue.<ref name="Athena Promachos" /> Taking nine years to make, the statue ended up costing close to half a million [[drachma]]e.<ref name="Athena Promachos" /> | |||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] visited the statue at the request of [[Artaxerxes I of Persia]], the former King of [[Iran|Persia]] who was exiled.<ref name="Prince of Persia">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Prince of Persia]]</ref> Around the same time, Kassandra met the Athenian general [[Demosthenes]], who requested she eliminate and collect seals from Spartan ''[[polemarch]]s'' throughout Greece.<ref name="Creating Opportunity">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Creating Opportunity]]</ref> | |||
==Behind the scenes== | |||
The colossal statue depicted the goddess as ''Athena Promachos'' (ancient Greek: Ἀθηνᾶ Πρόμαχος), meaning "Athena who fights on the front lines; fighting in the first rank".<ref name="Wiktionary">[[wikt:πρόμᾰχος|πρόμᾰχος]] on Wiktionary</ref><ref name="Athena Promachos" /> | |||
In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'', the statue of Athena is partially based on a {{Wiki|Austrian Parliament Building#Pallas Athene Fountain|statue}} of Athena in [[Vienna]], instead of the lost Athena Promachos. | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery position="center" widths="180" captionalign="center"> | |||
ACOd-AthenaAegisGorgon.jpg|A close-up of the statue's chestpiece in-game | |||
ACOd-Attika-AkropolisStatueofAthenahelmet.jpg|Close-up of the statue's helmet in-game | |||
ACOd-Attika-AkropolisStatueofAthenashield.jpg|Close-up of the statue's shield in-game | |||
ACOD Statue of Athena 3D Models.png|3D Models of the statue | |||
ACOD Statue of Athena Sculp.png|3D sculpt of the statue | |||
ACOD Athena Concept Art.jpg|Concept art | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:10, 22 May 2025
The Statue of Athena, also known as the Athena Promachos,[1] was a colossal bronze sculpture of Athena, the patron goddess of Athens, which stood outside the Parthenon on the Akropolis in Athens, Greece, during the 5th century BCE.
Description[edit | edit source]
The statue showed the goddess clothed in a chiton, with the golden aegis, adorned with scales and the likeness of Medusa, on top of it. On her head she wears a grand helmet topped with a Pegasos on either side of a griffin. On her right hand she holds a spear, while her left rests on a shield adorned with meander and an owl.[2] As the statue was almost ten meters tall, it was claimed by the geographer and historian Pausanias that the tip of the spear and the helmet could be seen even from Cape Sounion, despite the sixty kilometer distance between the two.[3][1]
History[edit | edit source]
Made by the renowned Athenian sculptor Phidias, the statue was commissioned and created in memory of the Battle of Marathon of 490 BCE.[3] Though Phidias was in charge of the work, the metalsmith Mys engraved the shield of the statue.[1] Taking nine years to make, the statue ended up costing close to half a million drachmae.[1]
During the Peloponnesian War, the Spartan misthios Kassandra visited the statue at the request of Artaxerxes I of Persia, the former King of Persia who was exiled.[4] Around the same time, Kassandra met the Athenian general Demosthenes, who requested she eliminate and collect seals from Spartan polemarchs throughout Greece.[5]
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
The colossal statue depicted the goddess as Athena Promachos (ancient Greek: Ἀθηνᾶ Πρόμαχος), meaning "Athena who fights on the front lines; fighting in the first rank".[6][1]
In Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, the statue of Athena is partially based on a statue of Athena in Vienna, instead of the lost Athena Promachos.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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A close-up of the statue's chestpiece in-game -
Close-up of the statue's helmet in-game -
Close-up of the statue's shield in-game -
3D Models of the statue -
3D sculpt of the statue -
Concept art
Appearances[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece – Akropolis Sanctuary: "Athena Promachos"
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Attika: Statue of Athena
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Prince of Persia
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Creating Opportunity
- ↑ πρόμᾰχος on Wiktionary