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The Parthenon was the biggest temple on the Acropolis. It was made from white marble and wood and built to honour , the goddess of wisdom and war. Inside, there was an enormous statue of Athena wearing gold armour. If Athens was attacked, the citizens could hide inside the walls of the Acropolis. The city’s gold was also hidden inside the Parthenon so that it couldn’t be stolen.
During religious festivals, people travelled along a
road called the ‘Panathenaic Way’ to the temples on the Acropolis to pray and give offerings to the gods. Rich people offered sheep or cattle, while poorer people offered wine or wheat. Everyone washed their hands before praying.
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• A sacrificial bull
• Two children playing with a ball
• Digby the cat
• Someone washing their hands
• Tom
• Someone who has spilled a pot of wine • A goat chewing someone's clothes