Cook, Arthur Bernard, 1868-1952 · Cambridge, [Eng.] : University Press · leaf 973
3, pi. 26, 2 withtext p. 13 by G. Q. Giglioli), which represents another exploit of Herakles. While thehero wrests the tripod from Apollon, Iolaos holds in readiness his four-horsed chariot andAthena advances to his aid at once as owl, as human-headed bird, and as goddess. Bythis time, however, the… … oo The owl of Athena 801 (fig. 601)1, represents a human-headed bird wearing a helmet. Thiscan hardly be, as G. Weicker2 supposes, the soul of a valiantwarrior; for in that case it would, according to custom3, have beenbearded. Rather, it is Athena herself, no longer a bird, not yeta goddess.
Zeus (Greek deity) · Cults · Sun worship · Classical antiquities · Folk literature
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