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[[File:Parthenon MIMDOS.png|thumb|The Parthenon in the DOS version]] | [[File:Parthenon MIMDOS.png|thumb|The Parthenon in the DOS version]] | ||
[[File:Parthenon MIM.png|thumb|left|The Parthenon in the SNES version]] | [[File:Parthenon MIM.png|thumb|left|The Parthenon in the SNES version]] | ||
The '''{{wp|Parthenon}}''' (in Greek: '''Παρθενών''', ''Parthenó̱n'') is a temple dedicated of Athena, the patron of [[Athens]]. [[Luigi]] visits this temple when he travels to Athens in ''[[Mario is Missing!]]'' when [[Koopa Troopa]]s steal a [[Parthenon Column]], causing it to shut down. He eventually makes his way through the city, fighting the right Koopa Troopa to obtain the Column, and after answering a series of questions (listed below), he is able to return the column through the Parthenon's information booth to its rightful place. | {{quote2|The Parthenon was built to honor Athena, goddess of Athens, who gave Greece's capital city its name, Athens. The Parthenon was erected between 447 and 438 BC by the same architects who built the Acropolis. The temple is famous for its quantity of Doric columns. There are eight columns on both ends and seventeen along each side. An enormous statue of the goddess once stood in the Parthenon's great hall. She was 39 feet high, her hands and face made from ivory. Her dress was 2,205 pounds of pure gold!|Pamphlet|[[Mario is Missing!]]}} | ||
The '''{{wp|Parthenon}}''' (in Greek: '''Παρθενών''', ''Parthenó̱n'') is a temple dedicated of Athena, the patron of [[Athens]]. [[Luigi]] visits this temple when he travels to Athens in the SNES, DOS, and Deluxe versions of ''[[Mario is Missing!]]'' when [[Koopa Troopa]]s steal a [[Parthenon Column]], causing it to shut down. He eventually makes his way through the city, fighting the right Koopa Troopa to obtain the Column, and after answering a series of questions (listed below), he is able to return the column through the Parthenon's information booth to its rightful place. | |||
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*''The architects who built the Parthenon also built the:'' | *''The architects who built the Parthenon also built the:'' | ||
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**Helen of Troy | **Helen of Troy | ||
**Acropolis | **Acropolis | ||
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Revision as of 08:45, December 2, 2022
- Not to be confused with Pantheon.
Template:Quote2 The Parthenon (in Greek: Παρθενών, Parthenó̱n) is a temple dedicated of Athena, the patron of Athens. Luigi visits this temple when he travels to Athens in the SNES, DOS, and Deluxe versions of Mario is Missing! when Koopa Troopas steal a Parthenon Column, causing it to shut down. He eventually makes his way through the city, fighting the right Koopa Troopa to obtain the Column, and after answering a series of questions (listed below), he is able to return the column through the Parthenon's information booth to its rightful place.
- The architects who built the Parthenon also built the:
- statue of Athena
- Acropolis
- Indianapolis Speedway
- Pyramids
- Which of the three types of Greek columns is best represented?
- Ionic
- Doric
- Ironic
- Round
- The Parthenon was built to honor:
- Athena
- Zeus
- Helen of Troy
- Acropolis
Media
 Video - Live-action footage of the Parthenon in the Deluxe version of Mario is Missing! | File info 0:07 |
