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See the Stunning Ancient Roman Statue of Athena That’s Going on View for the First Time in Nearly 260 Years
After spending centuries on a British aristocrat's estate in North Yorkshire, the marble masterpiece will be unveiled in ...
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Ancient Statue of Goddess Athena Reemerges After Three Centuries
A Roman statue of the Greek goddess Athena reemerged in Chicago after almost three centuries after it was acquired from a ...
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Ancient Roman Statue of Athena Emerges After Nearly 300 Years in Hiding
An ancient Roman statue of Athena, unseen for almost three centuries, resurfaces in Chicago after an acquisition by Halsted A ...
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NATURAL HISTORY
Athene comes from “Athena,” the name of the Greek goddess associated with the owl. The Latin cunicularus means “little miner.” DESCRIPTION: Adult burrowing owls are from about seven to 10 inches in ...
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Seven things you didn’t know about owls
6. In Western culture, owls are synonymous with knowledge and wisdom. This is largely considered to be a result of Greek mythology: Athena, the goddess of wisdom, is consistently portrayed ...
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Did You Know? The Collective Name for Owls
In Greek mythology, the owl was the symbol of Athena, the goddess of wisdom. Owls have been portrayed throughout history as knowledgeable creatures, perched atop the tree of knowledge, quietly ...
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The 2,500-Year-Old History Behind the One Euro Coin
The Greek one-euro coin can rightly claim that it has roots planted deep in history with a story longer than two millennia.