She’s 42 feet of power, poise, and gold-leafed grandeur, and she calls Nashville home. Meet our very own Athena Parthenos. Standing tall in the city’s full-scale Parthenon, she’s more than a sculpture ...

On “Pergamon and the Hellenistic Kingdoms of the Ancient World” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. There is a certain amount of peril in the large exhibition. With more works on show, the quality can ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Sculptor Alan LeQuire's work has been on display around Nashville for more than three decades — from installing "Athena" at the Parthenon 35 years ago, to his "Musica," which ...

A couple of ancient giants are extending their American debut by two years. The 12-foot-tall Athena and “Fragmentary Colossal Head of a Youth,” both on view in Pergamon and the Hellenistic Kingdoms of ...

Thirty-five years ago, Alan LeQuire became Nashville’s most prominent sculptor with the unveiling of Athena Parthenos. Now, he is returning to the Parthenon with a new body of work that celebrates ...

A Nashville related question left all three participants stumped during Thursday night's final Jeopardy! round. When Jeopardy! host, Ken Jennings, asked the question,"The 42-foot-high statue of Athena ...

Editor's note: This story was originally published in 2020, marking the 30th anniversary of the Athena statue. 2022 marks 20 years since it was gilded in gold. For decades, the full-scale replica of ...