{"title":"Athena's gifts","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"rf-alabastron-armed-owl","title":"The armed owl RF Aryballos","description":"\u003cp\u003eRed figure Aryballos with the armed owl\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe armed owl that decorates the surface of this classical aryballos (perfumed oil flask) is based on a similar scene on a red figure skyphos (mug) from the Louvre Museum  (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/collections.louvre.fr\/en\/ark:\/53355\/cl010260146\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCA2192\u003c\/a\u003e), dating to the 425-375 BC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe little owl, symbol of wisdom in Greek antiquity, is associated with the goddess Athena and the city of Athens since it appears \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eon the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tetradrachm\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003etetradrachm\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e coin from 500 BC (a copy of which appears on the modern \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Greek_euro_coins\" title=\"Greek euro coins\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGreek one-euro coin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e) and in a 5th-century B.C. bronze statue of Athena holding the bird in her hand.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOur aryballos is based on the shape of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/theatticblackshop.com\/products\/bg-hellenistic-kantharos-plain-aa?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=93f72d760\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003eblack glazed similar vases\u003c\/a\u003e of the 5th cent BC. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eH:9cm, MaxL:8cm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Attic Black","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40330060628173,"sku":"EXC-DEC-02","price":135.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/7790\/6893\/products\/The_armed_owl_RF_Aryballos.jpg?v=1772282814"},{"product_id":"rf-mug-louvre-armed-owl","title":"RF Louvre Mug - armed owl","description":"\u003cp class=\"\" data-end=\"175\" data-start=\"138\"\u003eRed-Figure Mug with the Armed Owl\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-end=\"328\" data-start=\"177\"\u003eThis classical mug features a humorous depiction of an armed owl, inspired by a red-figure \u003cem\u003ekypelon \u003c\/em\u003efrom the Louvre Museum (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/collections.louvre.fr\/en\/ark:\/53355\/cl010260146\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCA2192\u003c\/a\u003e), dated to 425–375 BC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-end=\"650\" data-start=\"330\"\u003eThe little owl—symbol of wisdom in ancient Greece—has long been associated with the goddess Athena and the city of Athens. 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It suggests, playfully yet pointedly, that Athens was a city at war—or perhaps that \u003cem data-end=\"932\" data-start=\"888\"\u003ewisdom is our armour in the battle of life\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions H : 10cm, Rim D : 9cm, Max L : 11,5cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"gtx-trans\" style=\"position: absolute; left: 102px; top: 246.344px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"gtx-trans-icon\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Attic Black","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40330065412301,"sku":"EXC-DEC-03","price":167.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/7790\/6893\/products\/RF_Louvre_Mug_-_armed_owl.jpg?v=1772282840"},{"product_id":"athene-noctua-or-little-owl-thetis-whistle","title":"Athene noctua - Little Owl whistle","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"flex-1 overflow-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-yuvhq-79elbk h-full dark:bg-gray-800\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-yuvhq-1n7m0yu\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex flex-col text-sm dark:bg-gray-800\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-testid=\"conversation-turn-3\" class=\"group final-completion w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 gizmo:border-0 dark:border-gray-900\/50 gizmo:dark:border-0 bg-gray-50 gizmo:bg-transparent dark:bg-[#444654] gizmo:dark:bg-transparent\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p-4 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 m-auto\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 gizmo:gap-3 gizmo:md:px-5 gizmo:lg:px-1 gizmo:xl:px-5 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] gizmo:md:max-w-3xl gizmo:lg:max-w-[40rem] gizmo:xl:max-w-[48rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gizmo:w-full lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)] agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words overflow-x-auto\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroducing our THETIS Little Owl Whistles, inspired by the iconic wisdom symbol, the little owl (\u003cem\u003eAthene noctua\u003c\/em\u003e), revered as the owl of Athena and Minerva. 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