The Proofs Of Athena's Role In Harry Potter

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In Greek mythology, Athena whom Roman equivalent names Minerva is goddess of wisdom, war, courage, civilization, law and justice, handicrafts, and the arts. Because of her plentiful abilities, Greek people extremely worship her without doubt. In addition, her remarkable ability that influences to the modern life is wisdom. It is clearly shown in the education. There are many proofs of education that is forced by Athena. The first proof is the name of university. Athena University is located in Seattle, Washington. The founder of Athena University derives inspiration from Athena to create the name of university. Moreover, the characteristics of Athena can be the center of attention because the founder believes that Athena is symbol …show more content…

Harry Potter is a movie about school of magic, and all characters have own talent of magic. There is a teacher in Hogwarts School that have characteristic like Athena. Her name is Minerva McGonagall. They have the same name. According to a thought of J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter author, she told that Minerva was the Roman goddess of warriors and wisdom. It shows that author is interested in wisdom of Athena, so she decided to selects the name and personality of Athena to character of Minerva McGonagall. In the movie, McGonagall had gotten top grade in examinations of Hogwarts when she was a student. Her magical identity was to become an Animagus; tabby cat with square spectacles. Besides, she was a good Quidditch player. It can represent that she is intelligent person who has outstanding ability alike Athena. Moreover, she was a female administrator of Hogwarts School after Dumbledore passed away. Because of ability and wisdom, she looked like the female version of Dumbledore and got a lot of trustworthiness. The relationship of them was equal to the relationship of Athena and Zeus because Athena is a trustworthy goddess of Zeus. Consequently, Athena also impacts to the education character of the

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