Athena Promachos – Immortal Sentinel of the City

Glyn Hnutu-healh Arthuriana 31 ThuAmerica/Chicago2022-04-28T11:37:48-05:00America/Chicago04bAmerica/ChicagoThu, 28 Apr 2022 11:37:48 -0500 2017 1 Minute

The Acropolis at Athens – Leo von Klenze, 1846. Note the very, very large Athena statue in pride of place upon the Acropolis. This is Athena Promachos (Ἀθηνᾶ Πρόμαχος) – Athena Who-Fights-In-The-Front-Line. The meaning of the epithet is reasonably direct – the ‘foremost fighter’, the warrior at (and as) the proverbial ‘tip of the spear’. […]
Athena Promachos – Immortal Sentinel of the City

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I am the Primary Author of Circle of Logres: Encyclopædia Arthuriana. I am a Druí Alchemist who is degreed in Physics. View all posts by Glyn Hnutu-healh

Published 31 ThuAmerica/Chicago2022-04-28T11:37:48-05:00America/Chicago04bAmerica/ChicagoThu, 28 Apr 2022 11:37:48 -0500 2017