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|image=[[File:Parthenon Column MIMSNES.png]]<br>SNES<br>[[File:Parthenon Column MIMDOS.png]]<br>DOS
|image=[[File:Parthenon Column MIMDOS.png]]<br>DOS<br>[[File:Parthenon Column MIMSNES.png]]<br>SNES
|first_appearance=''[[Mario is Missing!]]'' ([[List of games by date#1992|1992]])
|first_appearance=''[[Mario is Missing! (PC)|Mario is Missing!]]'' ([[List of games by date#1992|1992]])
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The '''Parthenon Column''' is an item in ''[[Mario is Missing!]]'' As its name suggests, it is one of the pillars that holds up the [[Parthenon]]. While a bunch of [[Koopa Troopa]]s are rummaging around [[Athens]], they steal this Column, causing the Pantheon to shut down. [[Luigi]] soon sets out to take it back, and he comes across it on a Koopa Troopa walking around the city. However, as he does not know where it belongs, he asks various people within the city about it. Everyone immediately recognizes its origins and beings telling him various facts about the Pantheon, such as how they are 36 feet (they are actually 34 feet<ref>"Athens, Parthenon (Building)." ''Perseus.tufts.edu'', Tufts University, www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/artifact?name=Athens%2C%2BParthenon&object=Building. Retrieved February 7, 2018.</ref>). Eventually, Luigi gathers enough information that he able to successfully return it to the Parthenon through its information booth. He receives $1500 as a reward, with an additional $3000 if he returns the Column before any other item.
The '''Parthenon Column''' is an item in the [[Mario is Missing! (PC)|PC]] and [[Mario is Missing! (Super Nintendo Entertainment System)|SNES versions of ''Mario is Missing!'']] As its name suggests, it is one of the pillars that holds up the [[Parthenon]]. While a bunch of [[Koopa Troopa]]s are rummaging around [[Athens]], they steal this Column, causing the Pantheon to shut down. [[Luigi]] soon sets out to take it back, and he comes across it on a Koopa Troopa walking around the city. However, as he does not know where it belongs, he asks various people within the city about it. Everyone immediately recognizes its origins and beings telling him various facts about the Pantheon, such as how they are 36 feet (they are actually 34 feet<ref>{{cite|title="Athens, Parthenon (Building)"|website=Perseus.tufts.edu|publisher=Tufts University|url=www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/artifact?name=Athens%2C%2BParthenon&object=Building|accessdate=February 7, 2018|deadlink=y}}</ref>). Eventually, Luigi gathers enough information that he able to successfully return it to the Parthenon through its information booth. He receives $1500 as a reward, with an additional $3000 if he returns the Column before any other item.


==Information==
==Information==
*Boy: ''"46 of those hold up the Parthenon's canopy. I hope the remaining 45 can do the job!"
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*Tourist: ''"It's Doric. I remember that from the columns in my history book. It goes on the Parthenon."
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*Reporter: ''"The hill has four buildings with columns, but at 36 feet high this can only belong to one of them."
|boy=46 of those hold up the Parthenon's canopy. I hope the remaining 45 can do the job!
*Scientist: ''"The Parthenon is the peak of classical architecture. That is a piece of the peak."
|tourist=It's Doric. I remember that from the columns in my history book. It goes on the Parthenon.
*Policewoman: ''"That column's place will be obvious, it's near the great Acropolis."
|reporter=The hill has four buildings with columns, but at 36 feet high this can only belong to one of them.
|scientist=The Parthenon is the peak of classical architecture. That is a piece of the peak.
|officer=That column's place will be obvious, it's near the great Acropolis.
}}
|-
{{MIMSNES info
|boy=46 of those hold up the Parthenon's canopy. I hope the remaining 45 can do the job!
|tourist=It's Doric. I remember that from the columns in my history book. It goes on the Parthenon.
|reporter=The hill has four buildings with columns, but at 36 feet high this can only belong to one of them.
|scientist=The Parthenon is the peak of classical architecture. That is a piece of the peak.
|officer=That column's place will be obvious, it's near the great Acropolis.
}}
|}
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Ger=die Säule vom Parthenon
|GerM=the Pillar of the Parthenon
|GerC=<ref>{{cite|publisher=[[Software Toolworks]]|title=''Mario wir vermisst''|language=German|accessdate=September 24, 2024}}</ref>
}}


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 21:45, September 23, 2024

Parthenon Column
The Parthenon Column in Mario is Missing! (DOS)
DOS
The Parthenon Column in Mario is Missing! (SNES)
SNES
First appearance Mario is Missing! (1992)

The Parthenon Column is an item in the PC and SNES versions of Mario is Missing! As its name suggests, it is one of the pillars that holds up the Parthenon. While a bunch of Koopa Troopas are rummaging around Athens, they steal this Column, causing the Pantheon to shut down. Luigi soon sets out to take it back, and he comes across it on a Koopa Troopa walking around the city. However, as he does not know where it belongs, he asks various people within the city about it. Everyone immediately recognizes its origins and beings telling him various facts about the Pantheon, such as how they are 36 feet (they are actually 34 feet[1]). Eventually, Luigi gathers enough information that he able to successfully return it to the Parthenon through its information booth. He receives $1500 as a reward, with an additional $3000 if he returns the Column before any other item.

Information[edit]

Person Quote
PC version
Boy "46 of those hold up the Parthenon's canopy. I hope the remaining 45 can do the job!"
Tourist "It's Doric. I remember that from the columns in my history book. It goes on the Parthenon."
Reporter "The hill has four buildings with columns, but at 36 feet high this can only belong to one of them."
Scientist "The Parthenon is the peak of classical architecture. That is a piece of the peak."
Police officer "That column's place will be obvious, it's near the great Acropolis."
SNES version
Boy "46 of those hold up the Parthenon's canopy. I hope the remaining 45 can do the job!"
Tourist "It's Doric. I remember that from the columns in my history book. It goes on the Parthenon."
Reporter "The hill has four buildings with columns, but at 36 feet high this can only belong to one of them."
Scientist "The Parthenon is the peak of classical architecture. That is a piece of the peak."
Police officer "That column's place will be obvious, it's near the great Acropolis."

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
German die Säule vom Parthenon[2] the Pillar of the Parthenon

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Athens, Parthenon (Building)". Tufts University via Perseus.tufts.edu. Retrieved February 7, 2018.[dead link]
  2. ^ Mario wir vermisst. Software Toolworks (German). Retrieved September 24, 2024.