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.
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References
Sources
- Homer. Iliad i, 206; Odyssey i, 44, 156.
- Strabo. Geography xiii, 1.38.