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   Mourning Athena. The so-called Mourning Athena (or Greek: Σκεπτομένη Αθηνά "Pensive Athena") is an Athenian marble relief dated circa 460 BC which depicts Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom and warfare and patron-deity of the city of Athens. The relief is 0.48 m high and made of Parian marble.

2. www.theacropolismuseum.gr › en › relief-pensive-athenaRelief of the "Pensive Athena" - Old Acropolis Museum

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   Location. It was found in two pieces, south of the Parthenon in 1888 and is one of the finest examples of the so-called "Severe Style". It depicts Athena standing in front of a low stele. The goddess wears a peplos, secured around the waist with a belt, and a Corinthian-type helmet. She stands leaning on her spear with one hand, while the other ...

3. museum.classics.cam.ac.uk › casts › mourning-athenaMourning Athena | Museum of Classical Archaeology Databases

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4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › pensivePensive Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of PENSIVE is musingly or dreamily thoughtful. How to use pensive in a sentence.

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   What type of marble is Mourning Athena?

   • The so-called Mourning Athena is an Athenian marble relief dated circa 460 BC. The relief is 0.48 m high and made of Parian marble. It is displayed at the Acropolis Museum in Athens, inventory no. 695. The goddess, marked by her helmet of the Corinthian type, wears a peplos, clasped at the shoulders and cinched at the waist.

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   What does pensive mean?

   • Pick the best ones! Spelling Bee Quiz Can you outdo past winners of the National Spelli... The meaning of PENSIVE is musingly or dreamily thoughtful. How to use pensive in a sentence.

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   Why does Athena look down at a pillar?

   • Shallow relief. Athena is shown with her military helmet and spear, and looks down at a pillar. Her pose seems sorrowful, and it has been suggested that the pillar represents a memorial or list of Athenian dead. Perhaps Athena is contemplating the soldiers who have died in the name of her city.

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   What does Athena's pillar symbolize?

   • Her pose seems sorrowful, and it has been suggested that the pillar represents a memorial or list of Athenian dead. Perhaps Athena is contemplating the soldiers who have died in the name of her city. Athens was almost constantly at war with her rival city-states at the time that this relief was made.

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6. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › pensivePENSIVE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   adjective. us / ˈpen.sɪv / uk / ˈpen.sɪv / Add to word list. thinking in a quiet way, often with a serious expression on your face: She became withdrawn and pensive, hardly speaking to anyone. Synonyms. ruminative formal. wistful. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Deep in thought. a brown study idiom. beard-stroking. binary star.

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   Pensive Athena, relief sculpture from the Acropolis, Athens, c. 460 bce; in the Acropolis Museum, Athens.

8. artsandculture.google.com › asset › relief-of-theRelief of the Pensive Athena. - Unknown - Google Arts & Culture

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   Title: Relief of the Pensive Athena. Creator: Unknown. Date Created: Around 460 BC. Physical Dimensions: w310 x h540 m. Exhibition: Archaic Gallery. Type: Marble relief. Rights: Acropolis...