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Parthenon Definition

Par·thenon (pär′t̸hə nän′, -nən)

noun

the Doric temple of Athena built (5th cent. ) on the Acropolis in Athens: sculpture is attributed to Phidias

Etymology: L < Gr Parthenōn < parthenos, a virgin (i.e., Athena)

Parthenon Quotes

I must be mad, or very tired, When the curve of a blue bay beyond a railroad track Is shrill and sweet to me like the sudden springing of a tune, And the sight of a white church above thin trees in a city square Amazes my eyes as though it were the Parthenon.

—Lowell, Amy