Athena Is A Greek Goddess

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Athena is a Greek Goddess of art, literature, wisdom, courage, strength and intelligence. She is the daughter of the Greek God Zeus, but she did not have a mother. Instead she was born from Zeus' forehead, fully grown and dressed in armor. However, Zeus' first wife, Metis ( who was a Titan), considered Athena to be her daughter. This is because Zeus swallowed Metis under the advice of Gaia and Uranus. It was believed that Zeus was afraid that Metis had conceived a son to take over Zeus' throne and the kingdom of Olympia. Another account says that Hephasteus split open Zeus' head, thus making Athena to be born. She is a fierce Goddess, but brave and skilled in battle. In order for men to tame their horses, Athena invented the bridle. She also …show more content…

She does not have a consort, therefore, she never marries. Athena rejects all things sexual and she also rejects motherhood. She had many epithets including Parthenos and Promachos. Because she is a Goddess of War, she can not be dominated by other goddesses and she can not be violated because she is also a palace goddess. She won a contest against the Greek God Poseidon and became a patron Goddess of Athens. She had also offered an olive tree to the Athenians. Athena and Athens come from the same word. Athens is a plural word and is also know as Athenae. Even though Athena and Athens share the same name, it is unclear which word came first. In the city of Thebes, Athena was called Thebe. The Roman Goddess, Minerva, is her counterpart. Athena shares an incredibly special relationship with Athens given the special connection bewteen her name and Athens. The people of Athens built a statue of Athena as an honor of her being a temple Goddess. The statue of Athena has strikingly piercing eyes, a helmet on top of her head, armor of aegis and holding a spear. The statue is also holding a sheild made out of crystal with a Gorgon's head on it. The Gorgon's head was given to Athena after she slayed Medusa with the help of …show more content…

Because she is a Goddess of War, her male Greek counterpart is Ares, who is a God of War. Athena, being the Goddess of the City of Athens, protected the civilized life of Athens. Because she had compassion and generosity for others, she was often praised. The Parthenon served as her temple because she served as Athens guardian. Panathenaea is celebrated every year and it is Athena's most important festival. Along with Hesita and Artemis, Athena is a Virgin Goddess. Her siblings are Artemis, Aphrodite, Ares, Apollo, Dionysus, Hermes, Heracles, Hephasteus and Perseus. Athena's nicknames include Hippeia (which means “of the horses”), Hygieia (which means “healer”) and Tritogeneia (which means “third born”). Plato oftened viewed Athena as the Egyptian diety Neith, a war goddess. If a man spies on her naked, she will punish them. It is believed that Athena does have a dark side that is Medusa. She can be intimidating at times, very critical and judgemental when it comes to the weakness of others. Athena is sensitive and and because she doesn't show love or affection, her only wound is her heart. She is more masucline than feminine, but she is beautiful in her own way. When she was a child she always was reading a book, she was curious to seek new information and was always a daddy's girl.As an adult she her own priorites were more important than others, was a devoted and trusted friend and was very rational. Historic people

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