[{SlideShowNav}] !!!A temple to the goddess Athena [{Image src='480gr.jpg' width='640' height='480' popup='false' alt='A temple to the goddess Athena' class='image_left'}] [{SET customtitle='A temple to the goddess Athena'}] The Acropolis, a flat-topped rock about five hectares in area, overlooks the sprawling city of Athens. Various famous ruins, including the Parthenon (a temple to the goddess Athena), crown its heights.