Illustrations of school classics, arranged and described (1903)
Hill, George Francis, Sir, 1867-1948 · London, Macmillan · leaf 61
on, and on her head a tall cylindrical headdress, generallycalled by modern writers a polos.In her right hand she holds a spearover her right shoulder, in her lefta distaff. The figure thus combinesthe peaceful and the warlike aspectsof the goddess The symbol to theright is a bee, and behind the… … RELIGION AND MYTHOLOGY 4.) 51. The Goddess of War. Bronze coin of the Bruttians of S. Italy. Third century n.c.In the British Museum. The goddess, who is sometimes described as Enyo orBellona, the goddess of war, is moreprobably Athena. She rushes tothe right, holding her shield withboth hands, her…
Classical antiquities
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