Bronze Ancient Greek Helmet - Athena

Ancient Greek Athena Helmet CODE 1126: Item details: Height: 22 cm Weight: 1500 gr As this item is hand made, measurements, surface texture & colour (patina) may vary slightly More items & Designs at https://www.etsy.com/shop/evangelidesbrass Contact us for any inquiry Athena (/in/; Attic Greek: , Athn, or , Athnaia; Epic: , Athnai; Doric: , Athn) or Athene (/ini/; Ionic: , Athn), often given the epithet Pallas (/pls/; ), is the goddess of wisdom, courage, inspiration, civilization, law & justice, mathematics, strength, war strategy, the arts, crafts, & skill in ancient Greek religion & mythology. Minerva is the Roman goddess identified with Athena. Athena is known for her calm temperament, as she moves slowly to anger. She is noted to have only fought for just reasons, & would not fight without a purpose. The reasons behind the association of Athena & the owl are lost in time. Some mythographers, such as David Kinsley & Martin P. Nilsson suggest that she may descend from a Minoan palace goddess associated with birds & Marija Gimbutas claim to trace Athena's origins as an Old European bird & snake goddess. On the other hand, Cynthia Berger theorizes about the appeal of some characteristics of owls such as their ability to see in the dark to be used as symbol of wisdom while others, such as William Geoffrey Arnott, propose a simple association between founding myths of Athens & the significant number of little owls in the region (a fact noted since antiquity by Aristophanes in The Birds & Lysistrata). Bronze Ancient Greek Helmet - Athena