Athena the Greek Goddess of Wisdom and War.
She is goddess of wisdom, courage, inspiration, civilization, law and justice, strategic warfare, mathematics, strength, strategy, the arts, crafts, and skill.
She is known most specifically for her strategic skill in warfare and is often portrayed as companion of heroes and is the patron goddess of heroic endeavor.
Athena was born from ZEUS after he experienced an enormous headache and she sprang fully grown and in armor from his forehead. She has no mother but one of the most commonly cited stories is that Zeus lay with Metis, the goddess of crafty thought and wisdom, and then swallowed her whole as he feared she will give birth to a child more powerful than him because of a prophecy – but she had already conceived.
Weight: 260 gr
Height: 7.0 Inches / 18 cm
Width: 2.7 Inches / 7 cm
Depth: 4.7 Inches / 12 cm
All our products, are cast in Greece, using strictly pure bronze. Each piece is unique because is handcrafted so its dimensions, verdigris patina and coloring may slightly differ.
