With an owl in the palm of her hand, a cloak adorned with a gorgon’s head and a warrior’s helmet upon her swept hair, Athena, as depicted in a Roman statue from the first century C.E., is a ...

In particular, it should be a Greek coin from 490 B.C. with the goddess Athena on one side and a little owl (Athene noctua) on the other. Mark Spreyer is the executive director of the Stillman ...

The pervasive myth of the wise owl, meanwhile, likely originated with legends of the Ancient Greek goddess Athena. The goddess of wisdom, Athena was often portrayed in art holding an owl, or ...

The statue of Athena had been housed in William Weddell's estate in England since the 1700s. Halsted A&A Foundation. With an owl in the palm of her hand, a cloak adorned with a gorgon’s head and ...