Hephaestus births athena from the skull of zeus with the blow of an axe.
Birth of athena attic cup.
Cornelius vermeule and dietrich von bothmer notes on a new edition of michaelis part iii american journal of archaeology 63 1959.
April 30 1975 lot.
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.
490 bce athena and adrastus by syleus painter c.
500 bce athena promachos by berlin painter c.
The birth of athena.
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.
Black figure pottery painting also known as the black figure style or black figure ceramic greek μελανόμορφα melanomorpha is one of the styles of painting on antique greek vases it was especially common between the 7th and 5th centuries bc although there are specimens dating as late as the 2nd century bc.
Later when he complained of terrible headaches hephaistos split open his head with an ax.
Attic black figure band cup c.
Odysseus and athena at the meeting with nausicaa attic red figured amphora from vulci 440 bc staatliche antikensammlungen.
According to the greeks athena was born in this astonishing manner after her father zeus had swallowed her.
500 bce worshipping athena.
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.
The king of the gods is seated on a stool and holds a royal sceptre in his hand.
Birth of athena in ancient greek pottery 1 c 4 f.
Christie s london london christie s london april 30 1975 sale cat.
She changed into various creatures such as hawks fish and serpents.
Attic red figure cup nationalmuseet chrviii458 jpg 3 609 2 766.
Athena springs forth from his head born ready equipped with a shield.
An oracle had told zeus that he would be dethroned by the son that he would have with metis his first wife.
Attic black figure exaleiptron of the birth of athena from the head of zeus c.
Athena depicted as a child brandishes a spear and is equipped with a shield and a peaked helm.
550 bce athena and votary by myson c.
570 560 bc by the c painter attic red figure kylix of athena promachos holding a spear and standing beside a doric column c.