Athena's Birth

 #Athena 

ATHENA'S BIRTH 

This is pre Classical but it serves as a contrast to more finished Classical works

Hermes in his messenger boots is on the left and Poseidon on the far right

Zeus ruler of the gods has a robe with embroidered borders and a stylized thunderbolt. 

Two goddesses act as midwives standing ready to receive the child a miniature Athena. 

So did anyone else notice how one goddess has a pattern of squares on her cloak and a patterned vertical panel on an other wise plain robe whereas the other vice versa ?

And Zeus' look of ... is it horror or surprise at whats happening?