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Built?
447-432 BC

Who was the leading architect
Pericles

What was I made entirely out of
Marble

Whose birth is depicted on the east pediment
Athena

What is depicted on the west pediment
The naming contest of Athens

What does the inner ionic frieze depict
Parthenaic Procession - all sections of society have gathered to celebrate Athena

What does the Doric Frieze show
A series of mythical battles where civilisation has won against barbarity

Gigantomachy
Gods vs Giants

Centauromachy
Lapiths and Theseus vs Centaurs

Amazonomachy
Athenian men (civilised) vs Amazons (barbaric)

Trojan War
Greeks (civilised) vs Trojans (barbaric)

Why did the Parthenon not have a purely religious purpose?
no altar has been identified along side it
Athena Parthenos (statue) did not have a priestess until decades after its construction
The gold used to decorate chryselephantine statue was removable and could be borrowed in times of need