Monday, July 13, 2026

Athena’s Owls

Illustration from the Odyssey, which I’m currently reading


Owl in the Parthenon Museum, Athens. (July 11, 2025)

 More Owls

Ancient Greek coin







Not Athena’s Owl

From Evelyn in Lake Placid, NY this week

From our birding trip in the Netherlands, 2022.

Picasso kept a pet owl named Ubu, which inspired him to create many owl images,
though Ubu's life story is a bit sad, as is that of many captive owls



3 comments:

Granny Sue said...

The Odyssey! When I was a part-time homebound teacher (for about a year) I worked with one student on the Odyssey. I had never read it, so it was really a fun time as we explored the story together. Good memory.

DVArtist said...

Ohhhh these are all so beautiful. I did know that about Picasso. In Native meaning the owl is a guardian of sacred knowledge, a symbol of intuition, and a messenger between the physical and spirit worlds. This is a beautiful post.

Jeanie said...

Owls have the best faces. These are really terrific images.