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    Birth of Athena
    Zeus (left) sits on his throne holding a thunderbolt as Athena (center top), brandishing a shield, emerges from his head. 
    Hephaestus (right) moves away, having split Zeus' skull with his axe. 
    Painted by Phrynos (560-550 BCE)

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