In 2023 Visconti celebrates the goddess Athena, who in ancient Greece was associated with wisdom, warfare and handicraft, but who later, since the Italian Renaissance, became an international symbol of wisdom, the arts and classical learning.
The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature tells us that In Homer's epic works Athena's most common epithet is "Glaukopis" that is "bright-eyed" or "with gleaming eyes", which has also been interpreted to mean blue-eyed or grayish blue-eyed, the colors of the sea and wise and alert like an owl.
This pen is an inspiration for artists and writers who enjoy expressing themselves through fine writing instruments such as the visconti mirage mythos fountain pen, presented here in the serene sea blue Athena finish.
Visconti Mythos Fountain Pen in Athena Specifications
- Body Material: Sea Blue Acrylic Resin with Bronze Shading
- Trim: Brass with Yellow Gold Vermeil in a Satin Finish
- Closure: Magnetic
- Nib: Large steel nib with yellow gold vermeil plating
- Filling Mechanism: Cartridge/Converter
- Center ring engraved with the inscription, MYTHOS and a V to emulate a stylized Mount Olympus
- Pen Length, closed: 139mm (5.48in)
- Pen Length, open cap off: 123mm (4.84in)
- Pen Length, open cap posted: 159mm (6.26in)
- Pen Section Diameter: 10.4mm (0.41in)
- Pen Weight: 32g (1.12oz)
- Gift boxed