CLA204H1 Lecture : chapter 8
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Owl her symbol; in athens coins have her profile on one side and the owl on the other. Metis = wisdom, council, advise, cunning, craft : athena"s wisdom, war, the loom. Zeus often uses athena as rep of his will. Born from zeus, emphasizes her masculinity; she never marries or bears children. The erechtheion; w/ an olive tree that athenians claim that athena had grown; also include spot where they say is the spot where poseidon struck the earth for the salt spring. Parthenon and erechtheion on a rocky outcropping high above the city. Parthenon: built b/w 447 and 438 bc: embodies greek triumph. Panathenaia festival: in honour of athena: procession through city: through gates of acropolis, through sacred precinct w/ tribute to. Original athena statue 12metres high (nearly to temple ceiling: surface of gold and ivory, hand: statue of nike, goddess of victory. ; or her birth at lake tritonis in libya or river triton in boeotia.
