Athena, often given the epithet Pallas, ancient

Athena or Athene, often given the epithet Pallas, ancient Greek goddess associated with wisdom, handicraft, and warfare. She wears a helmet, animal skin robe, and brooch with head of Medusa and serpent hair. Roman goddess Minerva. Copperplate engraving by Pieter Bodart (1676-1712) from Henricus Spoor's Deorum et Heroum, Virorum et Mulierum Illustrium Imagines Antiquae Illustatae, Gods and Heroes, Men and Women, Illustrated with Antique Images, Petrum, Amsterdam, 1715. First published as FavissE utriusque antiquitatis tam RomanE quam GrEcE in 1707. Henricus Spoor was a Dutch physician, classical scholar, poet and writer, fl. 1694-1716

18th Century Animal Skin Antique Images Athena Athene Brooch Deorum Et Heroum Gods And Heroes Greek Myth Handicraft Henricus Spoor Medallion Medusa Men And Women Minerva Pallas Pieter Bodart Roman Goddess Roman Myth Wisdom

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