{"id":14902,"date":"2026-02-06T13:57:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T13:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=14902"},"modified":"2026-03-25T18:34:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T18:34:57","slug":"athenian-helmet-with-owl-25-5-cm","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/product\/athenian-helmet-with-owl-25-5-cm\/","title":{"rendered":"Athenian helmet with owl 25,5 cm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"385\" data-end=\"713\">This helmet reproduces a <strong data-start=\"410\" data-end=\"436\">Corinthian-type helmet<\/strong> adorned with an <strong data-start=\"453\" data-end=\"460\">owl<\/strong>, the sacred symbol of <strong data-start=\"483\" data-end=\"493\">Athena<\/strong>, goddess of wisdom, strategy, and warfare. The owl ornament, positioned atop the crest, signifies intelligence, vigilance, and divine protection\u2014qualities closely associated with Athenian identity and military ideology.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"715\" data-end=\"1148\">Corinthian helmets first appeared in the <strong data-start=\"756\" data-end=\"775\">7th century BCE<\/strong> and became the most iconic form of Greek battle helmet during the <strong data-start=\"842\" data-end=\"881\">Archaic and Early Classical periods<\/strong>. Designed to protect the face, nose, and neck, they were worn by hoplite soldiers across mainland Greece. Variants bearing symbolic decorations such as owls were especially connected to <strong data-start=\"1068\" data-end=\"1078\">Athens<\/strong>, where Athena\u2019s emblem appeared on coins, armor, and civic monuments.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1150\" data-end=\"1508\">Beyond the battlefield, such helmets carried strong cultural meaning. They expressed loyalty to the city-state, reverence for the gods, and the ideal balance between strength and intellect. The combination of the Corinthian form with Athena\u2019s owl transforms this helmet from practical equipment into a powerful emblem of Classical Greek warfare and identity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"1564\" data-end=\"1703\">Replica Corinthian helmet featuring the owl of Athena, symbolizing wisdom, protection, and Athenian military tradition in Classical Greece.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":17806,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_cat":[17,18,446,41],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-14902","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","product_cat-sculptures","product_cat-bronze-sculptures","product_cat-collection-ii","product_cat-helmets","pa_color-gold-2","pa_color-antique-green"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/14902","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14902"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17806"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14902"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=14902"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=14902"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}