| Because of the ideal water conditions, Parthenos has become a popular meeting place for windsurfing fans from all over the world. |
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| One other thing that made the Parthenon building grand was the large statue of Athena Parthenos which was held in the cella and framed by large columns all around it. |
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| She may not have been described as a virgin originally, but virginity was attributed to her very early and was the basis for the interpretation of her epithets Pallas and Parthenos. |
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| Begun in the fifth century BC it acquired its modern name in the fourth century in honour of the statue of Athena Parthenos which it housed. |
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| Constructed at the cost of seven hundred talents, it housed the golden sculpture Athene Parthenos. |
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| In fact Matthew's account of the Christmas story describes Mary as being a parthenos which was the Greek for an unmarried woman or girl. |
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| Incidentally, the more common Greek words for those three are parthenos, stulos, and akon. |
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| From its first moments, Electra departs from the normative social roles enshrined in Greek ritual by depicting its eponymous character as a married parthenos. |
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