Parthenon - Local Goddess - TN Museum

I know some of you may already know of this treasure in the state of Tennessee in the USA. It was a very unusual find for me a few years back, and I have yet to visit there myself.

Apparently this building replica is a museum run by the state parks and recreation department and it does indeed feature as the main focus point a copy of the statue that once stood in the Parthenon in Athens. From the pictures I have seen from the links it is pretty incredible.

I will post the urls for your look at this wonderful place at the end of this note.

This brings up the question; could a functioning public Temple to any Goddess actually 'survive' in the Western World?

If anyone were to attempt to use this Parthenon replica on a regular basis for Goddess Devotion, I am sure there would be a strong and very disagreeable response generated based upon the present opinion of the majority of religions of today - that Goddess oriented religions are not seen as viable nor acceptable.

We are often reminded that the religions and the Goddesses of the past are just that, thought of being long gone into the past. This 'history' focus by the general public upon goddess related faith would be the present day accepted approach, as to the actual use of such a wonderful replica of the Parthenon.

So as I look at this wonder and into the eyes of the statue of Athena as she holds out Nike for us all to see and ponder - we see the Goddess coming back within her many forms, by way of many means, back into the world.

This could be taken as a sign that she will be present once more as a choice of spiritual path amidst the religions that will be present at that time. Of course the world will have changed a bit to let the goddess exist along side the other religions of the world and those religions found in the West, but she will be there to continue her work amongst us.

The urls to plan a trip to see this replica of the Parthenon.


The Parthenon

"The Parthenon stands proudly as the centerpiece of Centennial Park, Nashville's premier urban park. The re-creation of the 42-foot statue Athena is the focus of the Parthenon just as it was in ancient Greece. The building and the Athena statue are both full-scale replicas of the Athenian originals."

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The shared photo of Athena in her gilded form inside this Museum replica of the Parthenon.

Anna