as the philosopher protagorus stated, "man is the measure of all things." the temple was dedicated to athena, goddess of wisdom and domestic crafts. a sculpture of athena, now lost once appeared on the pediments with other gods and goddesses. on all four sides of the temple were scenes of gods, men and beasts once e as w all greek architture andculpture inside stood' vory stae ofthena.evears panac al honored the goddess on her birthday. the citizens of athens wended their way up the acropolis to present her with a new robe to clothe her statue. no contemporary events were represented on greek temples but the rule was bron at the parthenon. the panathenaic procession appeared on the relief that ran along its porch: a cavalcade of mounteyohs water carriers offering bearers ordinary citizens,xisting in a quasi-divine world that rivaled that of the gods. the parthenon was completed about 432 b.c. a year later, the peloponnesian war broke out, halting the acropolis building program. grk fougre ahens was pitted againstparta r almo 30 s. sculptors who had worked o