The Athenian Owl coins are pretty famous, President Theodore Roosevelt used a Classical Owl as a pocket piece, which inspired him to order the redesign of U.S. coins early last century. In Greek mythology, a Little Owl (Athene noctua) traditionally represents or accompanies Athena, the virgin goddess of wisdom, or Minerva, her syncretic incarnation in Roman mythology. Because of such association, the bird — often referred to as the owl of Athena or the owl of Minerva — has been used as a symbol of knowledge, wisdom, perspicacity and erudition throughout the Western world.
Posted on: Tue, 21 Jan 2014 16:30:47 +0000
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