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Illustration from the Odyssey, which I’m currently reading |
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| Owl in the Parthenon Museum, Athens. (July 11, 2025) |
More Owls
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| Ancient Greek coin |
Not Athena’s Owl
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| From Evelyn in Lake Placid, NY this week |
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| From our birding trip in the Netherlands, 2022. |
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| 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 |
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.
ReplyDeleteOhhhh 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.
ReplyDeleteOwls have the best faces. These are really terrific images.
ReplyDeleteThose ancient Greek owls look very much like the reproduction one I have in my Divine Feminine statuary collection, featured here in a full moon post honouring Athena --
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There are so many types of owls and these are simply stunning.
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ReplyDeleteI love all your owls, what a great collection of photos.
Take care, enjoy your day and the week ahead.
I have a little Athena's owl I bought in Greece at the Acropolis Museum. You have some super photos today, even the ones that aren't very Greek. :) hugs-Erika
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