NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Sculptor Alan LeQuire's work has been on display around Nashville for more than three decades — from installing "Athena" at the Parthenon 35 years ago, to his "Musica," which ...

Dedicated to Athena Parthenos, or "Athena the Virgin," the magnificent Parthenon stands atop the Acropolis, on the site of another lost temple to Athens' patron goddess. Little is known about this ...

On “Pergamon and the Hellenistic Kingdoms of the Ancient World” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. There is a certain amount of peril in the large exhibition. With more works on show, the quality can ...

The Roosevelt poster on freedom is timeless. I thought about its message while on the Parthenon. In early October 2025, I was on the Acropolis admiring the Parthenon, its beauty and architectural ...

A couple of ancient giants are extending their American debut by two years. The 12-foot-tall Athena and “Fragmentary Colossal Head of a Youth,” both on view in Pergamon and the Hellenistic Kingdoms of ...

1. The Nashville Parthenon is a full-scale replica of the ancient Parthenon when it was a pagan temple to Athena in the 5th century BCE. It was constructed as a temporary building as Nashville's ...