ATHENA-STATUE

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Museum Reproduction - Hand Cast Bonded Stone - 10.5"H (27cm) - Marble Base
Athena was the Greek Goddess of wisdom and womens crafts.
She was also a defender against evil and 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 Gaias 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 armour sprang forth from his head: It was Athena. Athenas attributes were the spear, the helmet and the Aegis (a goat-skin shield). She attached the Gorgons head which Perseus had given her to her shield, and this turned to stone every living thing that looked at it.