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The Parthenon

The Ancients

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The Parthenon and the Pet Plus

The panothoniac procession did that end at the Parthenon or did it just end somewhere else in the Acropolis. The pet plus was going to another statue which sat in another temple called the arachthian and that was the most sacred statue for Athena and the Athenians. It's a very imposing statue she's standing in her full armor holding this shield which depicts mythological events around us wearing this very fantastical helmet with these plumes.

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