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the emblem of Athens. Because owls abound there. As Atheʹna (Minerva) and Atheʹnæ (Athens) are the same word, the owl was given to Minerva for her symbol also.
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.
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