VV (2) - Venus/Athena (was: Owlglass/Mirror)

[David Morris]

http://www.pantheon.org/mythica/gallery/greek/athena_owl.html

http://website.lineone.net/~odonata3/athenasowl.html

http://www.olympusnumismatics.com/coins/0629.htm

http://www.goddess-athena.org/Museum/Sculptures/Alone/Bronze_Athena_with_owl_f.htm

http://apk.net/~fjk/athena.html

Why does the mighty Zeus have a women bear his arms? And on these arms why 
does he have the face of a woman, a Gorgon. It seems likely that Zeus 
recruited Athena to his cause after she was well established. Her former 
leader seems to have been a woman. There is little difference between the 
image of an Amazon and the image of Athena, yet Greeks were always fighting 
and killing Amazons but Athena was on the side of the Greeks. Greeks seemed 
to be unhappy with fighting women, but they were willing to put up with 
Athena, as long as she helped them. And she did help them. They were so 
happy with her help during the Persian war that they built the Parthenon for 
her.


http://home.swipnet.se/~w-48250/mythology/a/athena.html

Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom, war, the arts, industry, justice and 
skill. She was the favorite child of Zeus. She had sprung fully grown out of 
her father's head. Her mother was Metis, goddess of wisdom and Zeus' first 
wife. In fear that Metis would bear a son mightier than himself. Zeus 
swallowed her and she began to make a robe and helmet for her daughter. The 
hammering of the helmet caused Zeus great pain in the form of headaches and 
he cried out in agony. Skilled Hephaestus ran to his father and split his 
skull open and from it emerged Athena, fully grown and wearing her mother's 
robe and helmet. She is the virgin mother of Erichthnonius.

Athena and her uncle Poseidon were both very fond of a certain city in 
Greece. Both of them claimed the city and it was decided that the one that 
could give the finest gift should have it. Leading a procession of citizens, 
the two gods mounted the Acropolis. Poseidon struck the side of the cliff 
with his trident and a spring welled up. The people marveled, but the water 
was as salty as Poseidon's sea and it was not very useful. Athena's gift was 
an olive tree, which was better because it gave the people food, oil and 
wood. Athena named her city Athens.

Athena's companion was the goddess of victory, Nike, and her usual attribute 
is the owl. Athena possessed the Aegis.


>From: JBFRAME at aol.com
>
>Is not the owl the symbol of Athena, godess of wisdom; & is not the mirror 
>the symbol of Venus?
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