Altar of Athena Polias

The Altar of Athena Polias was a sacred structure on the Acropolis of Athens, situated between the Parthénon and the Érechthéion, near the altar of Zeus [1][2]. Founded in 525 BCE by the sons of the Athenian tyrant Peisistratus, it may have overlain an earlier temple dating to 599–550 BCE [3]. The altar stood within a narrow temple crowned by a marble pediment depicting the Gigantomachy—battles between gods and giants—with Athena portrayed as dominant and victorious [3]. As a center of worship for Athena Polias, goddess of the Acropolis and city patron, the altar served as a key religious focal point in Archaic Athens [1].