Athena And Phevos
Athena and Phevos ( el, Αθηνά, Φοίβος; pronounced and ) were the official mascots of the 2004 Summer Olympics and Proteas ( el, Πρωτέας, ) was the official mascot of the 2004 Summer Paralympics, both held in Athens, Greece. Athena and Phevos are one of the few examples of anthropomorphic mascots in the history of the Olympics. According to the official mascot webpage, "their creation was inspired by an ancient Greek doll and their names are linked to ancient Greece, yet the two siblings are children of modern times - Athena and Phevos represent the link between Greek history and the modern Olympic Games." The Athens 2004 Olympic Organizing Committee claimed that the mascots represented "participation, brotherhood, equality, cooperation, fair play ndthe everlasting Greek value of human scale." For the Paralympic Games, ATHOC subsequently requested Gogos for the creation of a new mascot along the creative lines of Athena and Phevos. He created Proteas, a sea ...
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