Statue of Athena - Apolakkia - Rhodes, Greece - Relief Art Sculptures on Waymarking.com

A sculpture of Athena carved in relief in marble in the main square of the town of Apolakkia, Rhodes. She is depicted sword raised in battle pose.

"The goddess of wisdom, reasoning, and intelligence – Athena. She was a unique deity with unfathomable popularity among gods and mortals. Her birth was far from ordinary given that her mother did not, technically speaking, give birth to her. Her mother was Metis, who was swallowed by Zeus while she was pregnant because of a prophecy that the child Metis was going to bear would become the lord of the heavens. But when it was time for Athena to be born, Zeus began to complain of a massive headache. Athena then sprang from his head fully grown and dressed in armor.

Athena was known for her ferocity in battle but unlike Ares, she never displayed hotheadedness and always believed in fighting for justice and righteousness. She only took part in wars that were fought in self-defense. She was the divine personification of reasoning, wisdom, and knowledge. No wonder she was Zeus’ favorite child and was even allowed to use his powerful thunderbolt whenever the need arose. The sheer scale of influence she had over the mortal world is evident from the fact that the city of Athens took its name after her."

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Éna glyptó tis Athinás charagméno me anáglyfa mármara stin kentrikí plateía tis pólis tis Apolakkiás, tis Ródou. Eínai apeikonízetai spathí pou téthike se pólemo póza.

"I theá tis sofías, tis syllogistikís kai tis noimosýnis - i Athiná, ítan mia monadikí theótita me apístefti dimotikótita anámesa stous theoús kai tous thnitoús, i génnisi tis opoías den ítan kathólou aplí dedoménou óti i mitéra tis den tis édose technikí mními. I Méti, pou kataplíthike apó ton Día enó ítan énkyos lógo mias profiteías pou tha éprepe na férei to paidí Metí, tha ginótan árchontas ton ouranón. Allá ótan írthe i óra na gennitheí i Athiná, o Días árchise na paraponiétai gia énan terástio ponokéfalo »Athiná tóte xepídise apó to kefáli tou kai megálose kai ntynótan se panoplía.

I Athiná ítan gností gia tin agriótita tis sti máchi, allá se antíthesi me ton Ári, den édeichne poté kavgá kai pánta písteve stin páli gia dikaiosýni kai dikaiosýni. Symmeteíche móno se polémous pou diexíchthisan katá tin aftoámyna. Ítan i theía prosopopoíisi tis logikís, tis sofías kai tis gnósis. Den eínai períergo óti ítan to agapiméno paidí tou Día kai tou epetrápi na chrisimopoiísei ton ischyró keravnó tou ópote írthe i anánki. I terástia klíma epirroís pou eíche páno apó ton thnitó kósmo eínai emfanís apó to gegonós óti i póli tis Athínas píre to ónomá tis metá apó aftín ."

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Your impression of the sculpture?: Where is this sculpture?: Epar.Od. Ialisou-Katavias Apolakkia, Rhodes Greece 851 09 Date Sculpture was opened for vewing?: Not listed Website for sculpture?: Not listed Sculptors Name: Not listed

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