The Temple of Athena Nike (meaning “victorious in war Athena”) at the southwestern edge of the Acropolis hill is the smallest temple of all four. Worshippers of Athena were performing their rituals at an altar, outside the temple, and could only catch sight of the goddess’s sculpture in the center of the temple through the space between the four columns. The temple, which commemorates a victory against the Persian Empire, was designed by architect Kallikrates, who supervised the construction of the Parthenon. Note that you shouldn’t confuse Athena Nike (Victorious Athena) with Nike, the goddess of victory. An easy way to differentiate the two is the wings or lack thereof on the statues that represent the two deities: Athena Nike is always wingless, as opposed to the goddess Nike.