Known for her strength,
Athena can throw
a spear like a dart,
and on the day
of the contest for Athens
it’s a bull’s eye –
not just Attica’s
but the world’s first olive tree
springs where her spear falls.
Athena is surprised
how at ease the tree is,
the Saronic Gulf
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