Bright-Eyed Athene
There's no surprise Athena lost her tether.
Wisdom and war can never live together.
This contradiction could be shown with ease -
When Greek fought Greek in the Peloponnese!
Athena's emblematic creatures, owl and horse,
Must both be there, the Aegis too, of course,
(This is the Gorgon's head with snakes for hair
To petrify opponents with her stare.)
The glinting eyes suggests a sense of farce.
She's made of stucco, resin and some brass.
