Parthenos

American

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

noun

an epithet of Athena, meaning “virgin.”

Parthenos British

/ ˈpɑːθɪˌnɒs /

noun

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

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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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Time Magazine Archive

If the Athena Parthenos was really down here, it could decide the fate of the war.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

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