Athena - Saratoga Spa State Park, Saratoga Springs, NY
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N 43° 03.967 W 073° 47.390
18T E 598533 N 4768867
This sculpture is in a circle in front of the National Museum of the Dance in Saratoga State Park.
Waymark Code: WMYXKG
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 08/07/2018
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"She is goddess of wisdom, courage, inspiration, civilization, law and justice, strategic warfare, mathematics, strength, strategy, the arts, crafts, and skill...She sprang from Zeus’s head, full-grown and clothed in armor...Athena was a patron of the arts and crafts, especially when it came to spinning and weaving."
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"A representation of Athena dancing. The figure has no head or limbs. The sculpture is fastened to a metal armature which is not hidden from view.Billowing skirts and a flowing cape seem to indicate that the figure is in arrested forward motion."