It was thought to be the symbol of peace and well being of society. It could also mean completely different things in other cultures.
The olive tree
Olive.
the great gilgamesh tree.
One of her sacred items is an olive tree branch.Another one was a shield.Her sacred animal was an owl.
sacred olive tree wreath (Kotinos)
It was the sacred tree of Athens because of Athena. Then all of Greece took it as its national tree.
sacred olive tree wreath (Kotinos)
a crown of olive leaves cut from the sacred tree of Olympia
I can't tell you the symbol but I do know the sacred plant and bird. the bird is the owl while the plant is the olive tree.
She sprang from Zeus's head her sacred animal is the owl her symbol is an olive tree and she ruled Athens
Athena,goddess of wisdome ,guidence,and battle stratagies. Her sacred animal is the owl. Athena was voted patron god of athens because she provided the athenions with an olive tree and that olive tree supplied athens with fresh olive oil.
A crown of leaves from the sacred olive tree.