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The Athena Giustiniani, a Roman copy of a Greek statue of Pallas Athena

In Greek and Roman mythology, a palladium was an image of immemorial antiquity on which the safety of a city was said to depend, especially the one that Odysseus and Diomedes stole from the citadel of Troy. It features in Graeco-Roman works such as the Aeneid. "Palladium" also refers to the specific statue that Athena, daughter of Triton, erected of her playmate Pallas. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Palladium (mythology). ... Download high resolution version (374x649, 77 KB)Classical Statue of Pallas, photo-engraving from 1899 book Original caption: PALLAS. Photo-engraving from the original marble statue in the Vatican at Rome. ... Download high resolution version (374x649, 77 KB)Classical Statue of Pallas, photo-engraving from 1899 book Original caption: PALLAS. Photo-engraving from the original marble statue in the Vatican at Rome. ... The Athena Giustiniani, a Roman copy of a Greek statue of Pallas Athena (Vatican Museums) The Parian marble Athena Giustiniani or Giustiniani Minerva is an Antonine Roman marble copy of a Greek sculpture of Pallas Athena, of the late fifth-early fourth century BCE.[1] It was discovered in the... Roman mythology, the mythological beliefs of the people of Ancient Rome, can be considered as having two parts. ... Odysseus and the Sirens. ... Diomêdês (Gk:Διομήδης - God-like cunning) is a hero in Greek Mythology, mostly known for his participation in the Trojan War. ... This article is about a type of fortification. ... Walls of the excavated city of Troy Troy (Ancient Greek Τροία Troia, also Ίλιον Ilion; Latin: Troia, Ilium) is a legendary city and center of the Trojan War, as described in the Trojan War cycle, especially in the Iliad, one of the two epic poems attributed to Homer. ... For the group of nine Ancient Egyptian deities, see Ennead. ... Helmeted Athena, of the Velletri type. ... Triton is a Greek god, the messenger of the deep. ... Pallas Athena. ...

The Trojan Palladium was said to be the image of Pallas, whom the Greeks identified with Athena and the Romans with Minerva, and to have fallen from heaven in answer to the prayer of Ilus, the founder of Troy. Since Troy could not be captured while it contained this image, the Greeks Diomedes and Odysseus carried it off during the Trojan War. According to various versions of this legend it found its way to Athens, or Argos, or Sparta (all in Greece), or Rome in Italy. To this last city it was either brought by Aeneas the exiled Trojan (Diomedes having only succeeded in stealing an imitation of the statue) or surrendered by Diomedes himself. It was kept there in the temple of Vesta in the Roman Forum. Pallas Athena. ... Helmeted Athena, of the Velletri type. ... The Roman Forum was the central area around which ancient Rome developed. ... Ilus son of Tros Ilus (Ilos in Greek) is in Greek mythology the founder of the city called Ilion (Latinized as Ilium) to which he gave his name. ... Walls of the excavated city of Troy Troy (Ancient Greek Τροία Troia, also Ίλιον Ilion; Latin: Troia, Ilium) is a legendary city and center of the Trojan War, as described in the Trojan War cycle, especially in the Iliad, one of the two epic poems attributed to Homer. ... Diomêdês (Gk:Διομήδης - God-like cunning) is a hero in Greek Mythology, mostly known for his participation in the Trojan War. ... Odysseus and the Sirens. ... The fall of Troy by Johann Georg Trautmann (1713–1769) From the collections of the granddukes of Baden, Karlsruhe The Trojan War was a war waged, according to legend, against the city of Troy in Asia Minor (present-day Turkey), by the armies of the Achaeans, after Paris of Troy... Athens (Greek: Αθήνα, Athína IPA: ) is the capital and largest city of Greece and the birthplace of democracy. ... Argos (Greek: Άργος, Árgos, IPA argos) is a city in Greece in the Peloponnese near Nafplio, which was its historic harbor, named for Nauplius. ... Sparta (Doric: , Attic: ) is a city in southern Greece. ... Nickname: The Eternal City Location of the city of Rome (yellow) within the Province of Rome (red) and region of Lazio (grey) Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Founded 8th century BC Mayor Walter Veltroni Area    - City 1,285 km²  (496. ... Aeneas flees burning Troy, Federico Barocci, 1598. ... Vesta may refer to: The goddess Vesta in Roman mythology equivalent to Greek Hestia The asteroid 4 Vesta, named for the Roman deity. ... This page refers to the main forum in the centre of Rome. ...

According to myth, the importance of the Palladium to Troy was revealed to the Greeks by Helenus, the prophetic son of Priam, and Diomedes and Odysseus made their way to the citadel in Troy by a secret passage and took the image. In this way the Greeks were then able to enter Troy and lay it waste using the deceit of the Trojan Horse. In Greek mythology, Helenus was the son of King Priam and Queen Hecuba of Troy. ... In Greek mythology, Priam (Greek Πρίαμος) was the king of Troy during the Trojan War, and son of Laomedon. ... This article is about a type of fortification. ... Secret passages are sometimes concealed using large items of furniture, such as this reconstruction of the bookcase that covered the entrance to Anne Franks secret room. ... // There are other articles with similar names; see Trojan Horse (disambiguation). ...

"The most ancient talismanic effigies of Athena," Ruck and Staples report (see References below), "...were magical found objects, faceless pillars of Earth in the old manner, before the Goddess was anthropomorphized and given form through the intervention of human intellectual meddling." The effigy of John Gower in Southwark Cathedral, London. ... Carl A. P. Ruck is a professor in the Classical Studies department at Boston University. ... A Triple Goddess symbol (probably originating from Classical Greek lunar symbolism), representing the three aspects of the moon (waxing crescent, full moon, waning crescent) and womankind (maiden, mother, crone). ...

In Late Antiquity, it was rumored that the Palladium was transferred from Rome to Constantinople by Constantine and buried under the Column of Constantine in his forum. Such a move would have undermined the primacy of Rome, and was naturally seen as a move by Constantine to legitimize his reign. Late Antiquity is a rough periodization (c. ... Map of Constantinople. ... Constantine. ...

See also

• Pallas
• Aeneid
• Ancile, a Roman palladium

Pallas Athena. ... For the group of nine Ancient Egyptian deities, see Ennead. ... The Ancile, in ancient Rome, is the legendary buckler shield of the god Mars, said to have fallen from heaven, upon Numa Pompilius. ...

References

• Carl Ruck and Danny Staples, The World of Classical Myth