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Athena of Varvakion. A Roman copy of a gold and ivory ceremonial statue of the goddess by Pheidias which stood at the Parthenon, Athens. Pallas Athene was patron goddess of Athens and of wisdom and arts and crafts. She was known as Minerva in the Roman pantheon. The statue is in the Athens Museum.