Athena
is wearing a helmet with two horses, symbolizing the belief that it was she who
first tamed the horse and invented the bridle and chariot. The sculpture after
Phidias is from the Parthenon, c. 447 BCE, Greece.
Blank Inside with White Envelope
Back Cover has information below about the Goddess on this
5 inch by 7 inch card. Small framable works by artist Sandra Stanton.
Helps to support the Global Fund for Women.
ATHENA
Greek Goddess of culture, wisdom, laws, crafts, and political and military
strategy. Her symbols included the owl (wisdom) and the snake (ancient symbol of
female power).
Patriarchal Greek mythology tells of Athena being born from Zeus's head after he
swallowed her mother, Metis. However, Metis can be traced back to North Africa
as Medusa whose snake hair symbolized female wisdom. Athena was the virgin form
of the triple Gorgon Mother of Fate: Neith; Metis or Medusa; Anath or Ath-enna.
Originally, it was said that this Greek Warrior Goddess was born in Libya from
the uterus of Lake Tritonis (3 Queens).
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