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Athena and Phevos (Greek: Αθηνά, Φοίβος; pronounced and were the official mascots of the 2004 Summer Olympics and Proteas (Greek: Πρωτέας, ) was the official mascot of the 2004 Summer Paralympics, both held in Athens, Greece.
Phevos and Athena. The names of the two mascots are a reference to two gods of Olympus: “Phevos” is another name for Apollo, the god of light and music; Athena is the goddess of wisdom and protector of the city of Athens. The two mascots thus symbolise the link between Ancient Greece and the Olympic Games of the modern era. Description
Mar 13, 2012 · For their first games in the modern era since 1896, the Greeks sought to emphasize their connection to the ancient games by basing their mascots on a figurine from thousands of years ago, and...
Athena and Phevos (Greek: Αθηνά, Φοίβος; pronounced and were the official mascots of the 2004 Summer Olympics and Proteas was the official mascot of the 2004 Su...
Olympic mascots unveiled. Phevos and Athena are brother and sister. The mascots for the 2004 Olympic Games to be held in Athens have been unveiled. Phevos and Athena are two bell-shaped...
Athena and Phevos. The two mascots for the Athens Olympics are based on thousands of years old dolls found at archeological sites in Greece. They are called Athena and Phevos, and have whacking feet, longish necks and puny heads. One is colored deep yellow, the other in deep blue.
Phevos and Athena are brother and sister. They owe their strange shape to a typical terracotta doll in the shape of a bell from the 7th century BC, the “daidala”. They symbolise the pleasure of playing and the values of Olympism.
