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<p>[QUOTE="mirana, post: 10498076, member: 79705"]Athena is known for having a face on her helmet... She wears the head of Medusa on her aegis, but it may also be the face of Zeus? I can't remember. The one in the second post is Mars and Venus (Most cameos are Italian so Roman names are more accurate). They are a common pair as they were lovers.</p><p><br /></p><p>The one the FB person posted was made in the 20th century and those started getting more loose with their depictions. Symbols got mashed up together, or left off, in the aim of making a pretty image. So without any symbols on the second woman, it's not certain. I would say Venus is likely since Love and War are a popular pairing.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mirana, post: 10498076, member: 79705"]Athena is known for having a face on her helmet... She wears the head of Medusa on her aegis, but it may also be the face of Zeus? I can't remember. The one in the second post is Mars and Venus (Most cameos are Italian so Roman names are more accurate). They are a common pair as they were lovers. The one the FB person posted was made in the 20th century and those started getting more loose with their depictions. Symbols got mashed up together, or left off, in the aim of making a pretty image. So without any symbols on the second woman, it's not certain. I would say Venus is likely since Love and War are a popular pairing.[/QUOTE]
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