Athenian Owl Relief in CeramicHandcrafted owl relief made by a Greek artist. The owl was the sacred bird of Goddess Athena and was the emblem of the city of Athens. It symbolized prudence and wisdom. One of Athena's bynames was "glaucopis" (deriving from the Greek word "" (owl)), which means "with gleaming blue eyes". The owl was protected and nestled in abundance around the Acropolis as a proof that it was blessed by the goddess. But Athena, except for being the Goddess of