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<p>[QUOTE="SeaGoat, post: 4332293, member: 1136"]I believe they are all the same.</p><p><br /></p><p>When you mentioned the hair, I went back and looked it over and noticed a dragon on the helmet, so I tried looking that up...</p><p><br /></p><p>Looks like Perseus borrowed Hades Cap of Invisibility when he went to kill Madussa.</p><p>The only depiction I see him with a dragon is a bronze statue created in 1554 by French artist, Benvenuto Cellini. </p><p>Perseus has longer curly hair here as well.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]356434[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Athena wore the helmet as well during the Trojan War, but I could not find a representation of a dragon on the helmet or any of her helmets.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hermes wore the helmet as well, but none with a dragon.</p><p><br /></p><p>I saw Minerva was the counterpart of Athena and Perseus, so I googled her further and found more depictions of snakes/dragons on her helmet, and one of her symbols is the serpent of Jupiter.</p><p>I found this 1900 sculpture by Fra Barolommeo with a dragon(?) as well.</p><p>So, I'm thinking possibly Minerva?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]356436[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="SeaGoat, post: 4332293, member: 1136"]I believe they are all the same. When you mentioned the hair, I went back and looked it over and noticed a dragon on the helmet, so I tried looking that up... Looks like Perseus borrowed Hades Cap of Invisibility when he went to kill Madussa. The only depiction I see him with a dragon is a bronze statue created in 1554 by French artist, Benvenuto Cellini. Perseus has longer curly hair here as well. [ATTACH=full]356434[/ATTACH] Athena wore the helmet as well during the Trojan War, but I could not find a representation of a dragon on the helmet or any of her helmets. Hermes wore the helmet as well, but none with a dragon. I saw Minerva was the counterpart of Athena and Perseus, so I googled her further and found more depictions of snakes/dragons on her helmet, and one of her symbols is the serpent of Jupiter. I found this 1900 sculpture by Fra Barolommeo with a dragon(?) as well. So, I'm thinking possibly Minerva? [ATTACH=full]356436[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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