An image of the goddess Athena Promachos from a panathenaic amphora. The original was a colossal bronze statue of Athena sculpted by Pheidias, which stood between the Propylaea and the Parthenon on the Acropolis of Athens. Athena was the tutelary deity of Athens and the goddess of wisdom and warriors.

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Size: 3023px × 3543px
Location: Greece
Photo credit: © Lakeview Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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