Why I Dug Into Athena Parthenos History
Got super curious about that giant Athena statue after watching a documentary. Grabbed my laptop, fired up the browser, and typed “Athena Parthenos statue origins” – figured it’d take ten minutes. Boy, was I wrong.
Rabbit Hole Time
Started skimming Wikipedia, but the dates and Greek names made my head spin. Switched to museum websites where they explained how Phidias built it around 438 BC for Athens. Kept imagining workers hauling ivory and gold in scorching heat – no AC back then!
Stumbled on wild stuff like:
Eyes were creepy: Made from polished gemstones so they’d “follow” worshippers.
Snake shield drama: Carved Medusa head scared kids, according to some scrolls.
Gone like a ghost: Whole statue vanished from history after 5th century AD.
Found this shaky cam YouTube video showing modern Nashville’s replica – crazy how big it is! Made me wanna measure my ceiling height just to picture it in my living room (spoiler: wouldn’t fit).
https://fairytales.cc/athena-p....arthenos-statue-hist