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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

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] The statue was tall enough that the tip of the spear and the helmet could be seen even from Cape Sounion.^[3]

History

Made by the renowned Athenian sculptor Phidias, the statue was commissioned and created in memory of the Battle of Marathon of 490 BCE.^[3]

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

The colossal statue depicted the goddess as Athena Promachos (ancient Greek: Ἀθηνᾶ Πρόμαχος), meaning "Athena who fights in the front".^[6]

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

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

Assassin's Creed: Odyssey

References

↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece
↑ 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

Assassin's Creed: Odyssey

Characters

Assassins	Layla Hassan • Victoria Bibeau • Kiyoshi Takakura • Alannah Ryan • Harlan Cunningham \| Amunet \| Kassandra (Ikaros) • Darius

Cult of Kosmos	Aspasia • Deimos • Nyx (Elpenor • Sotera • The Master • Hermippos • Midas) • Polemon (Epiktetos • The Centaur of Euboea • The Chimera • The Silver Griffin • Machaon) • Kleon (Brison • Podarkes • Rhexenor • Iobates • Kodros) • Exekias (Pallas • Deianeira • Belos • Swordfish • Okytos) • Iokaste (Melite • Harpalos • Zoisme • Diona • Chrysis) • The Hydra (The Mytilenian Shark • Melanthos • The Octopus • Sokos • Asterion) • Pausanias (Skylax • The Monger • Lagos • Kallias • Silanos)

Templars / Order of the Ancients	Juhani Otso Berg \| Amorges • Pactyas (Akantha • Bubares • Echion • Konon • Phratagounè • Timosa • Order Elite) • Phila (Augos • Nestor • Megakreon • Sophos) • The Immortals • Gergis (Artazostre • Dimokrates • Pithias • Gaspar • Harpagos) \| Xerxes I

Isu	Aletheia \| Persephone • Hades • Poseidon • Hermes • Hekate • Atlas • Gadiros • Ampheres • Azaes • Neokles • Aita • Juno • Melitta • Xarios

Olympos Project	Cyclops (Brontes • Steropes • Arges) • Writhing Dread (Medusa • Ligeia) • Minotaur • Sphinx • Cerberos • Lycanthropes (Lyra) • Hekatonchires

Mercenaries	Kassandra the Eagle-Bearer • Exekias the Legend • Talos the Stone-Fist • Sosipatros the Archon's Servant • The Poisoner • The False Leonidas • Zetes the Retired • Hyrkanos the Cunning • Agis of the North • Theos the Stargazer • Gaia the Fist • Exadios the Backbreaker • Edonos the Charging Bull • Atos the Beast Caller • Hirpes the Sordid • Aias the Clean • Kephalon the Thinker • Proktos the Moon King • "Eagle Bearer" (Chikaros) • Polykaste the Jilted • Narkissos the Babbler • Nestor the Great • Testiklos the Nut • Harpina the Heavy Hitter • Iaeira the Overcomer • Damais the Indifferent • Astarte the Swamp • Nanno the Abakos • Okyllos the Successor • Thaleia the Talon Hand • Laches the Eternal • Abia the Shaded \| Cyclops of Kephallonia • The Poisoner of Athens • Testikles the Olympian • Deianeira the Boeotian Champion • Epiktetos the Forthcoming • Swordfish of Octopus Bay • The Monger of Korinthia • Achilles the Trojan War Hero • King Agamemnon of Mycenae • Herakles the Legendary • Perseus the Gorgon Slayer

Love interests	Aikaterine • Alkibiades • Anais • Aspasia • Auxesia • Daphnae • Diona • Kosta • Kyra • Lykaon • Lykinos • Mikkos • Odessa • Roxana • Thaletas • Thyia • Timotheos • Xenia • Zopheras • "Eagle Bearer" • Natakas \| Adonis • Elpis

Others	Archidamos • Aristophanes • Artaxerxes I • Barnabas • Brasidas • Darius II • Demokritos • Elpidios • Euripides • Herodotos • Hippokrates • Iola • Markos • Myrrine • Nikolaos • Perikles • Phidias • Polykleitos • Praxilla • Pythagoras • Phoibe • Sargon • Sophokles • Sokrates • Thespis • Thrasymachos \| Leonidas • Dienekes • Kurush

Factions

Assassins (Layla Hassan's cell | Protectors of Persia) | Templars (Sigma Team | Order of the Ancients) • Cult of Kosmos • Delian League • Peloponnesian League • Achaemenid Empire • Minor factions (Daughters of Artemis • Followers of Ares • The Dagger • Periklean Circle)

Locations

United Kingdom (London) | Egypt (Giza) | Isu Locations (Atlantis (Gateway to the Lost City) • Ancient Forge • Cave of Mt. Zas • Cave of the Forgotten Isle • Myson Cave • Nisyros • Sphinx Lair • Labyrinth of Lost Souls • Petrified Temple • Teichos of Herakles) • Greece • Aegean Sea (Andros) • Volcanic Islands (Thera • Anaphi • Nisyros) • Krete (Messara (Gortyn) • Pephka) • Kythera Island • Melos • Attika Peninsula (Attika (Athens • Dekelia • Lavrio • Port of Piraeus) • Boeotia (Lake Kopais • Mykalessos • Orchomenos • Thebes) • Megaris (Megara • Pagai)) • Forest Islands (Thasos • Abantis Islands (Euboea • Skyros) • Petrified Islands (Chios • Lesbos)) • Kephallonia Islands (Kephallonia (Sami) • Ithaka) • Korinthian Gulf • Peloponnese (Arkadia (Tegea) • Argolis (Argos • Epidauros) • Achaia (Dyme • Patrai • Pellene) • Elis • Korinthia (Korinth) • Lakonia (Sparta) • Messenia) • Pirate Islands (Keos (Koressia) • Seriphos • Lestris) • Paradise Islands (Delos • Mykonos • Naxos Island • Paros Island) • Southern Sporades (Samos • Kradia Isle • Kos) • Northern Greece (Lokris • Makedonia (Amphipolis • Potidaia) • Malis • Phokis (Kirrha)) • Afterlife (Elysium • Underworld)

Events

Search for the Staff of Hermes Trismegistus | Peloponnesian War (Battle of Amphipolis • Battle of Pylos) • Plague of Athens | Greco-Persian Wars (Battle of Thermopylae)

Terms and concepts

Achievements • Ainigmata Ostraka • Crafting • Customization • Currencies (Drachma • Orichalcum) • Dual-wielding • Eagle Vision • Engraving • Genetic memory • Helix Credits • Historical Locations • Leap of Faith • Memories • Message boards • Outfits • Photo Mode • Pieces of Eden (Artifact Fragment • Atlantis Artifacts • Pyramid • Spear of Leonidas • Staff of Hermes Trismegistus • Sword of Damokles) • Ships (Adrestia) • Skills • Social stealth • Story Creator Mode • Swimming • Viewpoints

Weapons and tools

Bows • Blunt weapons • Swords • Spears • Shields

DLC

The Blind King • Secrets of Greece • Legacy of the First Blade (Hunted • Shadow Heritage • Bloodline) • The Fate of Atlantis (Fields of Elysium • Torment of Hades • Judgment of Atlantis) • The Lost Tales of Greece • Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece

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-The '''Statue of Athena''', also known as the '''''Athena Promachos''''',<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – ''[[Discovery Tour]]''</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.
+{{Landmarks Infobox
+|image = ACOd-Attika-AkropolisStatueofAthena.jpg
+|description = The [[bronze]] statue of [[Athena]] Promachos made by the sculptor [[Phidias]]
+|location = [[Akropolis Sanctuary]] in [[Athens]], [[Attika]], [[Greece]]
+|dateconstructed = 5th century BCE
+|appearance = ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''}}
-During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] visited the statue on the request of the [[Artaxerxes I of Persia]], the former King of [[Iran|Persia]] who was exiled.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Prince of Persia]]</ref> Around the same time, Kassandra met the Athenian general [[Demosthenes]], who requested she eliminate and collect the seals from Spartan ''[[polemarch]]s'' in [[fort]]s across Greece.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>
+The '''Statue of Athena''', also known as the '''''Athena Promachos''''',<ref name="DT">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – ''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]''</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.
-==Trivia==
+==Description==
-*The colossal statue depicted the goddess as ''Athena Promachos'' (ancient Greek: Ἀθηνᾶ Πρόμαχος), "Athena who fights in the front line".
+The statue showed the goddess clothed in a ''{{Wiki|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> The statue was tall enough that the tip of the spear and the helmet could be seen even from [[Cape Sounion]].<ref name="Statue of Athena">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Attika|Attika: Statue of Athena]]</ref>
-**Instead of the lost Athena Promachos, the statue in-game is partially based on a {{Wiki|Austrian Parliament Building#Pallas Athene Fountain|statue}} of Athena in {{Wiki|Vienna}}.
+==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" />
+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 in the front".<ref name="Wiktionary">[[wikt:πρόμᾰχος|πρόμᾰχος]] on Wiktionary</ref>
+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 {{Wiki|Vienna}}, instead of the lost Athena Promachos.
 ==Gallery==
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+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