How did the Parthenon get its name?

The name Parthenon derives from one of Athena's many epithets: Athena ParthenosAthena ParthenosThe statue of Athena Parthenos (Ancient Greek: Παρθένος Ἀθηνᾶ, lit. 'Athena the Virgin') was a monumental chryselephantine sculpture of the goddess Athena. Attributed to Phidias and dated to the mid-fifth century BCE, it was an offering from the city of Athens to Athena, its tutelary deity.https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Athena_ParthenosAthena Parthenos — Wikipedia, meaning Virgin. Parthenon means 'house of Parthenos' which was the name given in the 5th century BCE to the chamber inside the temple which housed the cult statue.