VIRGIN – ATHENA / MINERVA; PARTHENON
Athena [Greek] / Minerva [Roman] (“virgin” goddess); Parthenon (ancient building in Greece, form of same Greek word “παρθεν…”, transliterated “parthen…”)
http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Article?id=ar035400&st=Athena (subscription required), Athena:
The Athenians called Athena Parthenos (Virgin) because of her chosen state of virginity. In the 400's B.C., they dedicated a temple called the Parthenon to Athena. … The Romans identified their goddess Minerva with Athena.
Merriam Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 1997, p. 72, “Athena”:
She had lovers, and was a mother:
The Woman’s Dictionary of Symbols and Sacred Objects, Barbara G. Walker, 1988, p. 198, “Athene”:
A Greek and English Lexicon, Wright, 1861, “Part IV: Proper Names | (p. 190)”:
Dictionary of Mythology Folklore and Symbols, Jobes, 1962, Vol. 3 (topical) Index, pp. 363-364:
http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0805189.html, Athena (Encyclopedia):
Although a virgin goddess, she was concerned with fertility, and at Athens and Elis her worship was notably maternal.
http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0837371.html, Palladium (Encyclopedia):
Athena or an image made by Athena of her unfortunate playmate Pallas
http://homepage.mac.com/cparada/GML/Athena.html (Greek Mythology Link), Athena | Atenea: ’Αθηνα:
Athena is known for disliking marriage. …
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She had sex orgies:
Sexualia: From Prehistory to Cyberspace, Clifford Bishop and Xenia Osthelder, Konemann, 2001, The Classical World, Festivals and Mysteries, p. 215:
Miscellaneous:
The Woman’s Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets, Barbara G. Walker, 1983, p. 822, “Prostitution”:
See-through attire:
The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Mythology, Cotterell / Storm, 1999, p. 64, “Minerva”:
http://pro.corbis.com/, Search # CS006338, Minerva After the Victory Over Neptune, Bartholomaeus Spranger, 1591:
Dictionary of Mythology Folklore and Symbols, Jobes, 1961, Vol. 2, p. 1240:
http://www.in2greece.com/english/historymyth/mythology/names/athena.htm, Athena:
… She was usually called Pallas Athena or Parthenos, virgin, being a virgin goddess. Greece's capital Athens and the temple Parthenon were both dedicated to and named after her. Interestingly, when Greece became Christian the Parthenon was in stead converted into the church of another Virgin: Mary, mother of Jesus.
The Parthenon:
The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature, 1959, p. 307:
Encyclopedia of Greco-Roman Mythology, Mike Dixon-Kennedy, 1998, p. 126, “Parthenon”:
The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature, 1989, p. 411:
The New Century Cyclopedia of Names, Barnhart, 1954, Vol. 3, p. 3099:
P. 3099:
Classics Illustrated Dictionary, Fuchs, 1974, p. 140:
The Encyclopedia of the Classical World, 1965, p. 154:
Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, 1981, p. 836:
Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Literature and Antiquities, Peck, 1965, p. 1179:
Parthenon orgies:
http://www.dionysus.org/x1401.html, 14.01 / Who Was Dionysus?, “The Pantheon”:
And, while something similar could be said of each deity, where other gods were included in their spheres (why it's called a pantheon), the idea is most complete with Dionysus, with his special ability to change forms.
http://www.cmt.com/news/articles/1479794/10162003/loveless_patty.jhtml, NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Reasons to Be Cheerful (Part I):
And everyone has forgotten that only a couple of miles away, at Nashville's life-size replica of the Parthenon, there's a regular orgy of nekkid Greeks cavorting on the building's friezes.
http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/secondary/journals/AJA/38/1/Athena_Parthenos*.html, American Journal of Archaeology, Vol. 38, No. 1 (Jan.‑Mar. 1934), pp93‑106, “The Repair of the Athena Parthenos: A Story of Five Dowels”:
In the winter of 304/3 B.C. we hear that Demetrius Poliorcetes profaned the Parthenon by taking up his quarters and staging his orgies within it.17 … 17 Ferguson, Hellenistic Athens, pp118‑119; Dinsmoor, Archons, pp14, 37, 64, 383.