Athena Parthenos (Ancient Greek: Ἀθηνᾶ Παρθένος) is a lost massive chryselephantine (gold and ivory) sculpture of the Greek goddess Athena, made by Phidias and his assistants and housed in the Parthenon in Athens; this statue was designed as its focal point.[1] Parthenos 'maiden, virgin' was an epithet of Athena.[2] There have been many replicas and works inspired by the statue, in both ancient and modern times.