570 560 bc by the c painter attic red figure kylix of athena promachos holding a spear and standing beside a doric column c.
Birth of athena attic cup.
The goddess athena in full armour springs out of the head of an enthroned zeus.
Birth of athena zeus came to lust after metis and chased her in his direct way.
500 bce athena promachos by berlin painter c.
The birth of athena.
Athena springs forth from his head born ready equipped with a shield.
Attic black figure band cup c.
Room of athena as patron of the city.
Metis tried to escape going so far as to change her form many times.
To avoid this fate he swallowed metis who was already pregnant with their daughter.
500 bce worshipping athena.
Athena stands upon the lap of zeus following her birth from his brow.
Odysseus and athena at the meeting with nausicaa attic red figured amphora from vulci 440 bc staatliche antikensammlungen.
Frank brommer die geburt der athena jahrbuch des romisch germanischen zentralmuseums mainz 8 1961.
Athena depicted as a child brandishes a spear and is equipped with a shield and a peaked helm.
Later when he complained of terrible headaches hephaistos split open his head with an ax.
490 bce athena and adrastus by syleus painter c.
Christie s london london christie s london april 30 1975 sale cat.
Attic red figure cup nationalmuseet chrviii458 jpg 3 609 2 766.
550 bce athena and votary by myson c.
According to the greeks athena was born in this astonishing manner after her father zeus had swallowed her.
An oracle had told zeus that he would be dethroned by the son that he would have with metis his first wife.
The king of the gods is seated on a throne decorated with the head of a swan and brandishes a lightning bolt in his outstretched hand.
The pair are flanked by the twin eileithyiae birth goddesses who act as midwives with raised arms.
The king of the gods is seated on a stool and holds a royal sceptre in his hand.
Hephaestus births athena from the skull of zeus with the blow of an axe.
April 30 1975 lot.
Birth of athena in ancient greek pottery 1 c 4 f.
Attic black figure exaleiptron of the birth of athena from the head of zeus c.