According to The Encyclopædia Britannica, Athena was renowned as goddess not only of war and wisdom but also “of crafts and skilled peacetime pursuits in general. ” The most famous temple of Athena was the Parthenon, erected in Athens, the city named after the goddess.
प्राचीन जगातील सर्वात महान मंदिरांपैकी एक समजल्या जाणाऱ्‍या पार्थेनॉनमध्ये ४० फूट उंचीची सोने व हस्तीदंतांनी बनवलेली अथीनाची मूर्ती होती.