The Parthenon, the Acropolis, the Agora, the Goddess Athena. Pericles, the king of Athens at the height of its power in the Golden Age of Western Civilization, commissioned these tremendous monuments and had them dedicated to the Goddess Athena. Temples of such strength and beauty, they still entice and amaze modern day visitors. Yet what was the real purpose for constructing these magnificent, ancient marbled treasures? Was it to house a new brand of politics called "democracy", or to serve as a platform for a brutally intense cult of worship?