April 26, 2024
Athena and Pegasus Greek Coin, Goddess of Wisdom, Beautiful Winged Horse 85-S
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Athena and Pegasus Greek Coin, Goddess of Wisdom, Beautiful Winged Horse 85-SAthena and Pegasus Greek Coin, Goddess of Wisdom, Beautiful Winged Horse 85-SClick images to enlargeDescription Athena & Pegasus Greek Coin, Goddess of Wisdom, Beautiful Winged Horse.Size 21 mm.OBVERSE: Head of Athena wearing Corinthian helmet, Facing Left.REVERSE: Pegasus with pointed wing, flying.Athena is the Greek goddess of wisdom, war, the arts, industry, justice & skill. She was the favorite child of Zeus and Metis, the goddess of wisdom and Zeus' first wife. Athena and her uncle Poseidon, both loved a certain city in Greece. Both claimed the city and it was decided that one that could give the greatest gift could claim the city. Poseidon struck the side of the cliff with his trident and a spring welled up. The water however was salty as the sea and was not very useful. Athena's gift was an olive tree, she prevailed since the olive tree provided food, oil and wood. Athena named her city Athens.PEGASUS WINGED HORSE: A beautiful horse with wings. He can be captured and ridden. Pegasus kicked Mount Helicon to stop it from growing and at the same moment created a spring called Hippocrene; Corinth, where the ill-fated hero Bellerophon captured him on the high hill of Acrocorinth. Bellerophon tried to use Pegasus to fly to Mount Olympus, but Zeus was not
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