Birth of Athena

Birth of Athena
Bronze relief, shield band panel, 8.6 cm, c. 550 BCE. Olympia Museum, Greece.

Zeus sits on his throne holding a thunderbolt as Athena, wearing a helmet and brandishing a spear and shield, emerges from his head.
Eileithyia serves as midwife and Hephaestus moves away, having split Zeus' skull with his axe.

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