Bring color and life to the golden goddess!

The goddess of wisdom and protector of Athens is waiting for you to adorn her using your imagination!

What will you need:

-paper

-printer

-markers

-colored pencils

-crayons

-oil pastels

-aluminum foil

-colored papers

-scissors

-glue

Bring color and life to the golden goddess!

Athena Parthenos, the golden and ivory statue that once adorned the interior of the Parthenon, is waiting for you to give it a new form!
Print the file, let your artistic talent run free and create a work of art that would impress even Phidias, the famous sculptor who made her! Use markers, colored pencils, oil pastels, watercolors, as well as colored papers, aluminum foil, and anything else you can imagine transforming Athena from golden into colorful, unique and dazzling. We can’t wait to see your creations!

 

 

A new challenge awaits the boldest friends of the AMΚ. Long ago, inside the magnificent Parthenon on the Acropolis, stood a breathtaking statue of  the goddess Athena Parthenos. Made of wood, dressed in sheets of gold and ivory, it was as tall as three giraffes stacked on top of each other! It was a sparkling statue decorated with scenes from myths and magical creatures and created by the famous sculptor Phidias. But today… it’s gone.

Your mission is to bring it back to life with your brushes, colors, imagination and creativity. Give life to the goddess Athena, to Nike—the goddess of victory—whom the wise Athena holds in her hand, and to Erichthonius, the serpent that always stands by her side, and give her back some of her ancient glory!

Will you make her golden? Rainbow-bright? Totally unique? The choice is yours! We can’t wait to see how you bring back the glory of the Goddess.

Print the activity
1

Print the file with the statue of Athena Parthenos.

2

Grab your markers, colored pencils, crayons, or oil pastels and bring color to the statue and its base!

3

Try using finger paints or watercolors.

4

Cut different colored papers and glue them on the drawing of the statue.

5

Cut and glue aluminum foil or any other shiny material you can think of.

6

Make a beautiful frame for your room — but first, take a photo of your artwork and send it to us!