Cook, Arthur Bernard, 1868-1952 · Cambridge, [Eng.] : University Press · leaf 974
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. … Fig. 601. This transitional conception lay dormant for centuries, whileGreek art was in its prime, and then—like so many other half-forgotten ideas—awoke to a new lease of life in imperial timesCertain rare bronze pieces of small size—whether coins (kollyboikdUyba?) or counters we cannot say-were…
Zeus (Greek deity) · Cults · Sun worship · Classical antiquities · Folk literature
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