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Most common depiction of Athena: A tall, slim woman with glaucous eyes wearing a suit of armour

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"Athena and Poseidon". Painting by Garofaldo, 1512 Minerva chasing away the Vices from the Garden of Virtue. Detail of the painting "The Triumph of Virtue" by Andrea Mantegna, about 1502. Oil on canvas. Museum of Louvre, Paris "Athena captures a Centaur" by Sandro Botticelli,1482 Minerva and the Muses, by Hans Rottenhammer, painted 1603. Nürnberg, Germanisches Nationalmuseum.Source: Wikimedia Commons Statue of Athena in animated motion. National Archaeological Museum of Athens Greece the "Varvakeion Athena", National Archaeological Museum of Athens Greece Votive relief of the "Mourning Athena", 460 B.C., Acropolis Museum of Athens, Greece Bronze statue of " Athena Promachus", helping  heroes during their battles. 480 - 470BC, Athens Archaeological Museum Red-figured Panathenaic amphora of Athena, 480 B.C.
Staatliche Antikensammlungen Munich, Bavaria Germany Tetradrachm of Athens, fifth century BCE. On the obverse, a portrait of Athena, patron goddess of the city.Source: WIkimedia Commons Athena, island marble. End of 6th century B.C. Acropolis Museum of Athens Greece Head of a terracotta statue of Athena, around 490 BC. Archaeological museum of Olympia, Greece Marble head of Athena with helmet of Corinthian style. Roman copy of Athenian statue, built around   420 BC.  Benaki Museum of Athens, Greece Athena from the east pediment of the Temple of Aphaea at Aegina "Endoios Athena". Found in 1821 on the Acropolis north slope. Athena is seated on a throne without a backrest wearing a tightly pleated chiton. 530-520 B.C.. Acropolis Museum of Athens. Greece Athena springs out of the head of Zeus fully armed, 560-550 B.C.. Museum of Olympia Greece Athena attending a meeting with the other gods on Mount Olympus. Staatliche Antikensamlungen, Munich Germany Athena pours wine to Herakles to refresh him after his labours. 480- 470 BC. Staatliche Antikensammlungen, Munich Germany

Athena, the Goddess of Wisdom

Athena, the Goddess of Wisdom




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