The Contemplative Athena Relief Wall Plaque

The Contemplative Athena Relief - This beautiful 17 x 10 inch (43x25cm) wall plaque made of casting stone with an antique stone finish will be treasured by anyone interested in ancient greek art.

The Contemplative Athena Relief Wall Plaque
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Acropolis Museum, Athens. 460 B.C.

This beautiful 17 x 10 inch (43x25cm) wall plaque made of casting stone with an antique stone finish will be treasured by anyone interested in ancient greek art.

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.

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