This was mentioned as a jewel of the Parthenon in ancient Athens, which the sculptor Phidias was also responsible for creating. Phidias used similar construction techniques for both this statue and the Statue of Zeus.
He was also responsible for the Athena Parthenos, the jewel of the Parthenon in ancient Athens.
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This was mentioned as a jewel of the Parthenon in ancient Athens, which the sculptor Phidias was also responsible for creating. Phidias used similar construction techniques for both this statue and the Statue of Zeus.
He was also responsible for the Athena Parthenos, the jewel of the Parthenon in ancient Athens.
Phidias, in fact, used the same techniques to build the goddess Athena and her father, Zeus.