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Cook, Arthur B.
Zeus: a study in ancient religion (Band 3,1): Zeus god of the dark sky (earthquake, clouds, wind, dew, rain, meteorits): Text and notes — Cambridge, 1940

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The owl of Athena

a dead warrior (? Kekrops1) across the sea. Her protective air
recalls Aischylos'2 phrase at the end of the Eumenides: 'them
that shelter beneath the wings of Pallas the Father honoureth.'
Yet the same poet3 in the same play makes Athena come from
Troyland 'without wings, flapping but the aigis-io\& Clearly

Fig. 619.

1 This is possible, but far from certain. On the one hand, the representation sU t
myth of Athena Atdma (supra p. 783 f.). On the other hand, the myth does not sa^c£pt
Kekrops was actually dead when carried off by Athena to Megara; and, unless we -^ffl
Pausanias' assumption (1. 5. 3) that there were two kings named Kekrops, We
expect him to be serpentiform (supra pp. 181, 186 f., 770, 773).

2 Aisch. Rum. 1001 f. UaWddos 5' virb irrcpoLS | ofras a^erai Trarvp. faef

3 Id. ib. 404 wrepwii drep pmfiSowa. k6\ttov alylSos. The expression 7rrf/'u"^^^j0d
suggests that Athena had only recently shed her wings (I am indebted for the obsei^ ^
to Miss D. Lamb of Newnham College : see also Harrison Proles'. Gk. Rel. P' 3
 
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