Owl of Athena Owl of Athena In Greek mythology, a little owl ("Athene noctua") traditionally represents or accompanies Athena, the virgin goddess of wisdom, or Minerva, her syncretic incarnation in Roman mythology. Because of such association, the bird — often referred to as the "owl of Athena" or the "owl of Minerva" — has been used as a symbol of knowledge, wisdom, perspicacity and erudition throughout the Western world. The reasons for the association of Athena and the owl are uncertain. Some mythographers, such as David Kinsley and Martin P. Nilsson, suggest that she may descend from a Minoan palace goddess associated with
Timeline of the name "Palestine" biblical term for Philistines in Greek ("Philistieim") was different from the contemporary Greek name for the region ("Palaistine") The five books of the Pentateuch / Torah include a total of 10 references, including: The Historical books (see Deuteronomistic history) include over 250 references, almost 200 of which are in the Book of Judges and the Books of Samuel, including: Wisdom books include only 6 references, all in the Psalms, including: Books of the Major prophets and Minor prophets include around 20 references, including: Per Martin Noth, the name likely comes from the Aramaic word for Philistine. Noth also described a