. Bird gods. Animal worship; Birds -- Folklore. Bird Gods in Ancient Europe in the cradle. This idea persisting in the nursery while colleges of auspexes were suc- ceeded by convents of Christian priests gives an inkling of what that primitive thought may have been which lies at the origin of Pallas Athene and Minerva ; it measures the strength of superstitions as to spiders, owls and such small fry in surviving the crash of empires and the downfall of vast religious systems. Who would have thought that Pallas Athene, the wise and helpful virgin goddess, could have been evolved from a cruel ow
. Bird gods. Animal worship; Birds -- Folklore. Bird Gods in Ancient Europe in the cradle. This idea persisting in the nursery while colleges of auspexes were suc- ceeded by convents of Christian priests gives an inkling of what that primitive thought may have been which lies at the origin of Pallas Athene and Minerva ; it measures the strength of superstitions as to spiders, owls and such small fry in surviving the crash of empires and the downfall of vast religious systems. Who would have thought that Pallas Athene, the wise and helpful virgin goddess, could have been evolved from a cruel owl god of in- determinate sex, a murderous god, to whom the slaughter of men was a joy ? Long before wisdom was associated with the deity or with the owl, Pallas Athene must have been evolved from an owl into a soul guide, into a kind of valkyr, softly flitting on owlet's wings to carry off the souls of brave men to the shades. At Orte in Central Italy 169. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original De Kay, Charles, 1848-1935; Edwards, George Wharton, 1859-1950. New York, A. S. Barnes & co
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