I've recently undertaken a new hobby, thought I'd drop one in here I've recently created.
Coin heads - Athena in battle form in an homage to Gigantomachy.
Coin Tails - Throne of Athena sitting empty.
Hope you enjoy it.
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I have been looking into what the aegis is for months now. And it seems to me everytime I hear about or look into it, it’s portrayed as something different. • a cloak made from the goatskin of the goat that nurses Zeus • a breastplate • a shield
The way I interpret it is that it is the goatskin cloak that later had Medusa’s gorgon head attached. It being a cloak makes it easy to wear across the body like it’s depicted in most art of Athena. It could be fastened to a shield and across a breastplate. I see in some art it’s made to be the shield or the breastplate but in the way i perceive it, it’s easier to see all three. In this form I imagine it also being waved to create the thunderous roar used to scare the enemy armies in war.
I just want to see what everyone’s thoughts were on this and if anyone has came to any other conclusions. Thank you!!!🏺🏛️
hi my names exodus, i dont necessarily worship athena—i see her as a companion of mine, i have this box i bring around with me everywhere. just thought some of u would like to see it :)) (and yes, that's a seashell. dont ask..)