Two weeks under their cute little belts! We have given them official names, beyond their nicknames. Pic 1: Athena aka Sassy a Silver Ameraucana Athena, associated with wisdom, handicraft, and warfare, is one of Zeus’ daughters, born without a mother. She is known as a goddess of war, but also of wisdom and reason. Pic 2: Hecate aka Bumper a Black Ameraucana Hecate is variously associated with crossroads, entrance-ways, night, light, magic, witchcraft, the Moon, knowledge of herbs and poisonous plants, graves, ghosts, necromancy, and sorcery. Pic 3: Asteria aka Sappho Sapphire a Sapphire Gem Astoria is the Titan goddess of falling stars and perhaps of nighttime divinations such as oneiromancy (by dreams) and astrology (by stars). She was the mother of Hekate (Hecate), goddess of witchcraft, by the Titan Perses. Pic 4: Astrea aka Penguin a Sapphire Gem Astrea is the virgin goddess of justice, innocence, purity and precision. She is closely associated with the Greek goddess of justice, Dike. #2weekoldchicks #sapphiregemchickens #ameraucana #blackameraucana #silverameraucana #sappho #athena #hecate #asteria #astrea #greekgoddess #goddess #babychicks #chicken (at Wilmington, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce3acToLE1k/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
