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| |  | ODDS & ENDS / OTHER CULTURES | Home » » Contemplative Athena Greek Wall Relief | | | | | | | Description: | | Acropolis Museum, Athens. 460 B.C. Athena was the Goddess of wisdom and women's crafts in the mythology of the Greeks. She was also a defender against evil and as such she was a warrior Goddess par excellence. She was the daughter of Zeus and Metis. When Metis became pregnant, Gaia and Uranus told Zeus that after giving birth to a daughter, she would then have a son by Zeus who would later dethrone him. On Gaia's advice, Zeus swallowed Metis. When the time came for the child to be born, Zeus was afflicted with a dreadful headache and sought the help of Hephaestus who split his skull with a bronze axe to relieve the pain. A girl in full armor sprang forth from his head: It was Athena. Athena's attributes were the spear, the helmet and the Aegis (a goat-skin shield). She attached the Gorgon's head which Perseus had given her to her shield, and this turned to stone every living thing that looked at it. | | | Features: | |
• Size: 17"H x 10"W x 1"D (43 x 25cm)
• Material: bonded stone
• Type: Precision Museum Store Company replica/reproduction wall plaque
• Weight: 7 lbs, ship wt: 9 lbs, ship box: 21x16x9
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 1.0 inches | | Product Width:
| 10.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 17.0 inches | | Product Weight:
| 7.0 pounds | | Package Weight:
| 7.0 pounds |
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