Double-Sided Handmade Ancient Corinthian Coin Replica, Pegasus & Athena
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$120.00
$120.00
per item
Length: 16.5" to 18.75"
Pendant Size: 1.5" Diameter
Metal: Silver Plated Copper, Soldered with Pewter
Handmade Double-Sided Ancient Corinthian Coin: Front - Pegasus / Back - Athena
Chain: Stainless Steel Cable & Venetian Box Chain
The image on each coin is achieved by hand striking with a hammer and die, so coin will have a unique handmade shape.
2 available
Pegasus: A winged horse in Greek mythology, Pegasus was the offspring of the sea god Poseidon and the Gorgon Medusa. According to legend, Pegasus was born from the blood that flowed from Medusa's neck when the hero Perseus killed her. Pegasus served Perseus until his death and afterward went to the home of the Muses.
Athena: The Goddess of War, the female counterpart of Ares. She was the daughter of Zeus; no mother bore her. She sprang from Zeus’s head, full-grown and clothed in armor. She was Zeus’s favorite child.
According to Homer’s account in the Iliad, Athena was a fierce and ruthless warrior. In the Odyssey, she was angry and unforgiving. In ancient Greek mythology, they often associated her with both warfare and wisdom as well as handicraft, courage, inspiration, civilization, law and justice, strategic warfare, mathematics, strength, strategy, the arts, and skill. She is often portrayed as companion of heroes and is the patron goddess of heroic endeavor.
Athena: The Goddess of War, the female counterpart of Ares. She was the daughter of Zeus; no mother bore her. She sprang from Zeus’s head, full-grown and clothed in armor. She was Zeus’s favorite child.
According to Homer’s account in the Iliad, Athena was a fierce and ruthless warrior. In the Odyssey, she was angry and unforgiving. In ancient Greek mythology, they often associated her with both warfare and wisdom as well as handicraft, courage, inspiration, civilization, law and justice, strategic warfare, mathematics, strength, strategy, the arts, and skill. She is often portrayed as companion of heroes and is the patron goddess of heroic endeavor.