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General Info
• The Parthenon was built twice. There was the
Pre-Parthenon and the Parthenon, both built
long ago.
• The Parthenon was probably named for the
majestic Athena Parthenos in the temple.
• The Parthenon being in the Acropolis, Athens
thinks of Athena(Greek wisdom and war
goddess) as their patron.
Pre, New, Historic
 The Pre-Parthenon was destroyed 480 BC by the
Persians, who burnt down the Acropolis and
everything around it.
 The new Parthenon was built in 447 BC, and it
took about eight years to build. They rebuilt the
Parthenon to show the Persians that Athenians
have power.
 The Parthenon was sculpted with ivory and gold
by the prominent Phidias, and the architects were
Iktinos and Kallikrates.
Why Athena?
• According to myth, Poseidon also wanted Athens,
known as Aticca at the time.
• The fought for it-whoever made a better present
would become the patron.
• Poseidon made a saltwater spring, but they
couldn’t drink the water, so They chose Athena,
who made the first olive tree.
• Athena changed the name to Athens later. Their
symbol is the wise owl on an olive branch.
The Pre-Parthenon
• The Parthenon has been shook by giant
earthquakes, set on fire by the Persians, even
shattered by exploding gunpowder, and looted
for the cool sculptures. The Athenians made it
to perfection again in just 9 years.
Parthenon
• When the Persians burned the Acropolis,
Athens were mad, but the decided to build it
again to show Athenian power. They did not
fail to please.
• Soon, after the nine years, the Parthenon was
built, more resounding than ever.
A Question
• I have taught you a lot about the Parthenon.
How do you think people would make a
temple this amazing without the simplest
tools that we have now? What kind of tools
would you think theses architects used?
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