Ancient word of the day: Athene Noctua or Athena’s Owl

Ancient word of the day: Athene Noctua or Athena's Owl

Silver tetradrachm coin at the Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon depicting the owl of Athena (circa 480–420 BC). The inscription “ΑΘΕ” is an abbreviation of ΑΘΗΝΑΙΩΝ, which may be translated as “of the Athenians

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