Parthenon

The Parthenon (Greek: Παρθενώνας), also called Temple of Athena,Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Athens's Last Hope is a former temple on the Akropolis Sanctuary in Athens, Greece, dedicated to the goddess Athena, the patron god of Athens.
Made of Pentelic marble, the temple was known for housing the massive statue of Athena made by the renowned sculptor Phidias. The structure also held the city's and Delian League's riches during the classical period.Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Historical Locations – Attika: Parthenon
==History==
===Antiquity===
At the command of Perikles, the construction of Parthenon began in 447 BCE when the Athenian Empire was at the peak of its power. It was completed in 438 BCE, although decoration of the building continued until 432 BCE.
In 429 BCE, while the plague was wreaking havoc in Athens, Perikles made it his mission to come to Parthenon and seek to please the gods. Instead, he met his end at the hands of the Cult of Kosmos' enforcer, Deimos.
The worship of Athena continued on for nearly one millennium. However, parts of the temple was destroyed during the in 267 CE by the .Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece – The Akropolis of Athens: "Parthenon Exterior"
In 590, the Parthenon was converted into a Christian church dedicated to Maria Parthenos—the Virgin Mary who replaced Athena as the new patron protector of Athens. It became the fourth most important pilgrimage destination in the Byzantine Empire, after Constantinople, , and .
===Middle Ages===
In 1204, Athens was occupied by the which turned the city into a Crusader duchy. During this period, the Parthenon was converted into a cathedral of .
After the conquer of the Byzantine Empire by the Ottoman Empire in 1458, the church was transformed once again, this time into an Islamic mosque.
In 1683, the broke out between the Ottoman Empire and the organized by the Pope. The Parthenon was soon converted into a storehouse for gunpowder. In 1687, the Republic of Venice laid siege to Athens and during the siege, a cannon ball struck the Parthenon, blowing the roof apart and greatly damaging the walls, columns and metopes of the building.
==Behind the scenes==
In Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, instead of its real , the Parthenon has the same fictional bronze pedimental sculptures depicting the , the battle between the Giants and the Greek gods in Greek mythology that are also shared by other temples in game. Like many other temples in game, the Parthenon inaccurately has the metopes of the Temple of Zeus in Olympia which show the Labours of Hercules instead of its . The central acroterion is based on a reconstruction of the central acroterion of the Parthenon, however, the corner acroteria reuse the model of the Naxian Sphinx.
==Gallery==
DTAG - Contemporary painting of the Parthenon.PNG|A painting of the Parthenon by Balage Balogh
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ACOD Athena Parthenos.jpg|The statue of Athena Parthenos at the back hall of the temple
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ACOD Partheon Treasury.jpg|Offerings and treasury at the main hall
ACOD Parthenon 4.jpg
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Odyssey 
*Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece
==References==
Category:Landmarks in Athens
Category:Locations in Attika
Category:Treasuries
Category:Temples
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