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ancient and important goddess of Sais, the Greek Athene . On the earliest monuments she is represented by a shield transfixed by arrows . Later she wears the crown of Lower Egypt, and carries in her hands a bow and arrows, a sign of her warlike character . In the XXVIth Dynasty, when a line of Pharaohs sprang from Sais, she regained a prominent position, and was given many cosmogonic attributes, including the title of mother of Re .