worldhistoryfacts: Athena with a helmet and a small owl, ca. 485 BCE. It’s unclear why Athena
worldhistoryfacts: Athena with a helmet and a small owl, ca. 485 BCE. It’s unclear why Athena was frequently associated with owls. Some historians think that the own has a reputation for wisdom because it can see in the dark; others argue that Athena is adapted from an earlier goddess associated with birds; still others say that the region around Athens simply had a lot of owls, and so its patron goddess was depicted with the birds.{WHF} {HTE} {Medium} -- source link