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PENSIVE ATHENA WALL FRIEZE
ITEM NUMBER: TEZHG9
SIZE: 11 1/4" WIDE X 19" HIGH
FEATURED FINISH: ANTIQUE WHITE
MEDIUM: BONDED STONE
SCULPTOR: ELEGANZA
SAFE FOR OUTDOOR USE?: T
SHIPPING AND HANDLING FEE: $17.95
TIME TO SHIP: MADE TO ORDER - 2-3 WEEKS
PRICE: $ 140.00
The Pensive Athena - 2nd half 5th Century B.C.The Acropolis Museum, Athens. The Pensive Athena was carved in marble by an unknown sculptor. Wearing a Doric peplos and a Corinthian helmet she leans on her spear as she gazes at the gravestone before her. The superb beauty of her profile and idealized features are not lessened by her melancholy mood. Of all the gods and goddesses of ancient Greece, only Zeus was wiser than Athena. She was the patroness of all the heroes who fought against evil sources and like Minerva, her counterpart in Roman mythology, she was often associated with war. But Athena loved peace more than war for she was the goddess of agriculture, and spinning and weaving. She was also the patron protectress of Athens. The city bore her name because mythology tells us that her father Zeus has decreed that the city should be awarded to the god or goddess who should create the most useful gift for the city's inhabitants. Poseidon created the horse by the prize was awarded to Athena when with her superior wisdom she created the love tree, the symbol of peace and the source of prosperity.
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