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Nike: The Greek Goddess of Victory Incarnate
Nike was the Greek goddess of victory and an attendant of Zeus. While not among the 12 Olympian gods, she is described as a ...
Greek Reporter2d
The Ancient Greek Sanctuaries and Temples of Olympia
The sanctuaries and temples of ancient Olympia are some of the oldest and most important in all of Ancient Greece.
Greek Reporter28d
When the Acropolis’ Parthenon was Converted to a Christian Church
Originally built in 432 BC to honor Athena Parthenos, the Greek goddess of wisdom and war ... Pausanias mentions that it burned in front of the statue of Athena. After the brief conquest of Byzantium ...
Artnet25d
Ancient Roman Statue of Athena Emerges After Nearly 300 Years in Hiding
An ancient Roman statue of Athena, unseen for almost 300 years, is resurfacing in Chicago. The 1st-century C.E. sculpture of the Greek goddess was acquired by Halsted A&A Foundation in 2023 ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN22d
See the Stunning Ancient Roman Statue of Athena That's Going on View for the First Time in Nearly 260 Years
With an owl in the palm of her hand, a cloak adorned with a gorgon’s head and a warrior’s helmet upon her swept hair, Athena, as depicted in a Roman statue from the first century C.E., is a remarkable ...
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Capital murder trial for man accused of killing 7-year-old Athena Strand planned for March
Attendees offer their respect to a makeshift memorial for late Athena Strand after a memorial service at First Baptist Church of Cottondale in Paradise, TX on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. The capital ...
Artnet11h
Cleveland Museum Will Send $20 Million Statue Back to Turkey After Years-Long Battle
The Cleveland Museum of Art will return a headless bronze sculpture to Turkey after the Manhattan D.A. identified it as ...
Cleveland Museum of Art to return prized bronze thought looted from Turkey
Towering bronzes depicting emperors once graced an ancient shrine in a region of what is now Turkey that was once part of ...
The Washington Post23d
Man finds 2,000-year-old Greek statue dumped near trash cans
An ancient marble statue of a woman believed to be more than ... according to Strazdins. For example, Athena, the goddess of war, often wears a helmet and carries a spear and a shield, while ...
New York Post27d
Larger-than-life bronze Trump statue unveiled ahead of inauguration
An Ohio artist has forged a larger-than-life 15-foot-tall, $1 million bronze statue of President Trump that will tour the country before eventually ending up at a future Trump presidential library.
USA Today23d
2,000-year-old headless statue found in Greece near trash cans, police now investigating
A 32-year-old Greek national found the statue on Jan. 18 in a black bag near the trash bins. The statue, believed to be from the Hellenistic period, is currently being held by authorities for ...
Fox News26d
Convicted NXIVM cult leader's defense accuses FBI of evidence tampering
Expert cybercrime analysts for a convicted sex trafficker say evidence for some of the most shocking charges against him was tampered with and planted on storage drives that were supposed to be in ...