In the 500s b c greek vase painters frequently placed eyes on cups perhaps because they were believed to be apotropaic that is they had the power to ward off evil or so that the cup would be transformed into a mask when a drinker raised it to.
Birth of athena attic wine cup.
Athena stands upon the lap of zeus following her birth from his brow.
10 000 of the city s soldiers crushed the much larger persian army of darius the great.
By having the two opponents take shelter behind them the unknown vase painter cleverly incorporated the large eyes which ornament both sides of the cup into the narrative.
The birth of athena athena s birth zeus came to lust after metis and chased her in his direct way.
Birth of athena by painter of berlin 1686 c.
Odysseus companions bring more wine from the left.
The king of the gods is seated on a stool and holds a royal sceptre in his hand.
Athena stands behind odysseus as his guardian.
490 470 bce hercules and the serpents with athena by berlin painter c.
Athena also spelled athene in greek religion the city protectress goddess of war handicraft and practical reason identified by the romans with minerva she was essentially urban and civilized the antithesis in many respects of artemis goddess of the outdoors athena was probably a pre hellenic goddess and was later taken over by the greeks.
Athena pouring wine to hercules cup by douris painter c.
Olive sprig to left.
Metis tried to escape going so far as to change her form many times.
And the modern marathon was born when a messenger with good news supposedly ran 26 miles to the city before dropping dead.
Polyphemos is the central figure kneeling on one knee in a state of drunkenness.
The goddess athena in full armour springs out of the head of an enthroned zeus.
The pair are flanked by the twin eileithyiae birth goddesses who act as midwives with raised arms.
Demeters stands to the right of zeus.
The birth is depicted in great detail on the shoulder of this amphora.
Work commenced on the first temple of athena parthenos on the acropolis.
She changed into various creatures such as hawks fish and serpents.
Attic black figure band cup c.
Odysseus appears at right with an oinochoe containing more wine.
550 bce athena and votary by myson c.
Yet the greek economy unlike that of the.
Helmeted bust of athena right a above θ h across fields standing right wings open tail left amphora in right.
Athena depicted as a child brandishes a spear and is equipped with a shield and a peaked helm.
The main side of the cup depicts athena the greek warrior goddess confronting two partially hidden opponents.
According to the greeks athena was born in this astonishing manner after her father zeus had swallowed her pregnant mother metis the goddess of wisdom.
A large break.
Odysseus in the cave of polyphemos seven figures.