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Owl

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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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Over the Left
Overdo (Justice)
Overreach (Sir Giles)
Overture
Overy
Ovid
Owain (Sir)
Owen Meredith
Owl
Owl
Owl-light
Owl in an Ivy Bush (Like an)
Owl was a Baker’s Daughter (The)
Owlery
Owlglass (German, Eulenspiegel)
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Ox-eye
Ox of the Deluge
Oxford
Oxford Blues