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Crédit photo: Ville de Montréal, 2012
Athéna
1997
Spyros Gokakis
Artworks
in the same borough or related town
Details
Category
Sculpture
Owner(s)
Ville de Montréal
Acquisition mode
Donation
Materials
granite
Overall size
310 x 100 x 100 cm
Technique(s)
iron cast in the cire perdue method
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in the same borough or related town
Location
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Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension
Location
Parc Athéna
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Artwork description

The artwork is situated in the centre of Parc Athéna and faces Rue Jean-Talon. It is a standing figure, 231 cm tall, portraying the goddess Athena. She is dressed in a draped robe and an aegis ornamented with serpents. Her right hand is extended in front of her, the palm turned upward. Her traditional Corinthian helmet is tipped back on her head, revealing her face.

Athena is one of the best-known figures in the Greek pantheon. Zeus’s daughter and Apollo’s sister, she was the friend of and advisor to the heroes Achilles, in the Iliad, and Ulysses, in the Odyssey. A warrior figure, she was born fully armed and already adult. Athena was the goddess of war, but also of justice, wisdom, and the arts. She offered her protection to artisans and was the patron of women’s work. In addition to having given her name to the city of Athens, Athena embodies Greek civilization.