"The Mourning Athena" by Troy's Work Table. Carport chalking for Friday 20 March 2015.
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I've been poking around in The Odyssey: A Modern Sequel by Nikos Kazantzakis. There, as in The Iliad and The Odyssey, both by Homer, the heroes mingle with the gods of Olympus. And Odysseus is tied to Athena.
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I'm fascinated by Athena's watchfulness over and help rendered to Odysseus. I'm fascinated by Athena's willingness to appear incarnated as beast or man or woman. I'm fascinated by her manipulation.
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Online, I found an image of Athena that I find particularly compelling—the relief of "The Mourning Athena" as found in the Athenian Acropolis.
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With her Corinthian helmet worn high on her head while she leans forward on her spear, I see the outline of an octopus. There she was. And then she found her way onto the carport concrete. There she is.
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View more pictures of "The Mourning Athena" HERE.
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