Glaucopis

"With gleaming eyes." A surname of Athena, referring to the keenness of her sight or the power of her intellect. It is shared with the owl, her loyal companion.

In Athens stood a temple of Athena Glaukopis.

References

Sources

  • Homer. Iliad i, 206; Odyssey i, 44, 156.
  • Strabo. Geography xiii, 1.38.