Aphrodite And The Parthenon

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In general, Greeks believed in praying to a deity, and worshiping that deity’s own sanctuary. This was known as a polytheistic approach. One would make offerings to a specific god or goddess at their individual altar, consisting of a temple and a monumental statue. The twelve major gods and goddess’ were represented throughout Athens, the richest of the Greek city states at this time. The ancient Greeks used these figures to explain the reasoning of how the universe worked through human nature. Aphrodite was the goddess of love, sex, and beauty. Athena controlled wisdom and war, in which the Greeks relied heavily on during the Persian War of 499 BC. The Parthenon serves as her temple, and has become a tourist attraction to this very day.