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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

She could wander down here forever, and she’d never find the Athena Parthenos.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

Percy stared at the Athena Parthenos, waiting for it to strike him down.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

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