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[[File:Parthenon MIM.png|thumb|[[Luigi]]'s photograph of the '''Parthenon'''.]]
[[File:Parthenon MIMDOS.png|thumb|The '''Parthenon''' in the DOS version]]
The '''[[Wikipedia:Parthenon|Parthenon]]''' (in Greek: '''Παρθενών''', ''Parthenó̱n'') is a temple of Athena, goddess of [[Athens]]. [[Luigi]] visits this temple when he travels to Athens during the events of ''[[Mario is Missing!]]''. Like all the other cities appearing in the game, Athens was invaded by [[Koopa Troopa]]s who were stealing artifacts from various landmarks. In Athens, they also stole one of the forty-six '''Parthenon Columns'''. In order to save his brother [[Mario]] from [[Bowser]], Luigi had to return the artifact to the Parthenon (and prove its authenticity by answering two questions about the Parthenon). Upon completing this task he was rewarded 1,500 [[bill|dollar]]s (plus a bonus of 3,000 dollars if he returned it first).
[[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.
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*''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


==Pamphlet Information from ''Mario is Missing!''==
==Pamphlet information==
''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!''
''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!''
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Revision as of 00:56, February 8, 2018

The Parthenon in the DOS release of Mario is Missing!
The Parthenon in the DOS version
Luigi's photograph of the Parthenon
The Parthenon in the SNES version

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 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

Pamphlet information

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!

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