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Parthenos

American  
[pahr-then-uhs, pahr-thuh-nos] / pɑrˈθɛn əs, ˈpɑr θəˌnɒs /

noun

  1. an epithet of Athena, meaning “virgin.”


Parthenos British  
/ ˈpɑːθɪˌnɒs /

noun

  1. an epithet meaning "Virgin", applied by the Greeks to several goddesses, esp Athena

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A 3-D digital reconstruction of the statue of Athena Parthenos can be experienced through augmented reality available on the museum’s app, as well as in a behind-the-scenes video of the process showing in the gallery.

From New York Times • Oct. 20, 2021

My next book is an illustrated history of lost art—the technology exists now to recreate lost masterpieces, from the Athena Parthenos to the bombed-out ruins of Palmyra.

From Slate • Aug. 10, 2016

Certainly the Athena Parthenos by Pheidias was of gold and ivory.

From Time Magazine Archive

Only two works of Phidias have been surely recognized in copies�the Athena Parthenos and the Olympian Zeus.

From Time Magazine Archive

‘My pleasure. We’ll buy you time to deliver the Athena Parthenos.’

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

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