OK, so this isn't from Greece, but it's a cool parallel. I live in Athens, Georgia, where we have a statue of the goddess Athena gracing the Classic Center, our civic convention and performing arts complex, downtown. The sculptor, Jean Westmacott, describes his work:
There were two statues of Athena in the Parthenon [in Athens, Greece]. The smaller statue was the focus of a procession that occurred every four years, and part of the event was to bring a new "peplos" or cloak to Athena. My sculpture depicts her carrying this cloak, a gift from the citizens of Athens, while her other hand holds a shield. On the shield is a motif of an olive leaf pattern, which can be interpreted as the Olympic laurel wreath.You can see where this religious ritual, the Panathenaic Games, took place as we'll be living and studying literally right were it happened.
