Athens’ Mascots for the 2004 Olympic Summer Games are a brother and sister named after two ancient Greek gods and inspired by a seventh century BC clay doll.
According to Athens’ official Web site, each mascot is uniquely linked to the city and host country and are unique, have a long history as well as a modern face.
The two big-footed, bell-shaped mascots, one in blue and the other in an orange dress, are named Phevos after the Olympian god Apollo and Athena after the goddess protecting the city of Athens.
Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki, head of ATHOC, said, “we looked for a mascot who would be the ideal ambassador to the world and we now have our friends, Athens and Phevos. They represent Greece and the Olympic values of cooperation, fair play, friendship and equality. In addition, they represent the four core values of the Athens 2004 Games: heritage, participation, celebration and human scale”.
