The Paintings of the Goddess Athena. Athena. Athena was the Greek virgin goddess of reason, intelligent activity, arts and literature.
She was the daughter of Zeus; her birth is unique in that she did not have a mother. Instead, she sprang full grown and clad in armour from Zeus' forehead. She was fierce and brave in battle; however, she only took part in wars that defended the state and home from outside enemies. Athena - Ancient Greek Goddess. Etymology Many believe that Athena, with her close connection to the city of Athens, was named after the city-state, possibly invented as a new patron deity for the area.
This idea is supported by the fact that the goddess was called by different names depending on where she was worshipped/where she presided over her cult. For where she was known as Athenai in Athens, she was called Mykene in Mycaene and Thebe in Thebes. G. Neumann has suggested that the name Athena is a compound of the Lydian word 'ati' (mother) and the Hurrian deity 'Ana'.
Birth Following the battle between the Titans and the Olympian gods Zeus, king of the gods, lay with the Titaness Metis (whose name literally means wisdom or deep thought). Although this is the most common story of Athena's birth, told in Hesiod's Theogony and Pindar's Odes among other ancient sources, there are variants on the story. Athena is said to have been the inventor of the horse-drawn chariot.
And Athens A. Iconography K. Roles A Virgin Birth? Athena. Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom, war, the arts, industry, justice and skill.
She was the favorite child of Zeus . She had sprung fully grown out of her father's head. Her mother was Metis , goddess of wisdom and Zeus' first wife. In fear that Metis would bear a son mightier than himself. Zeus swallowed her and she began to make a robe and helmet for her daughter. Athena and her uncle Poseidon were both very fond of a certain city in Greece. Athena - The Goddess of Wisdom. Athena was known as the goddess of wisdom although she has many other names as well.
She was also known as the goddess of war, industry, justice and skill. She was also an armed warrior goddess. Athena is the daughter of Zeus and there are several versions told surrounding her birth. Most agree that she was Zeus’s first born child. This is why it is believed that only she shares the famous weapons associated directly to Zeus which were the thunderbolt and aegis. General Information on Athena. Athena's Symbols: owl, shield, olive branch Athena was the goddess of war, wisdom, and the useful arts-- farming, spinning, weaving, and music.
Athena was born out of the head of Zeus, fully grown and dressed in a robe and helmet. She was never considered to have a mother, only a father—Zeus, and she was Zeus’ “preferred” daughter. Athena The Greek Goddess. Athena The Greek Goddess Areas of Influence: Athena Goddess of war and wisdom Unlike the war God Ares, she was not known for her brutality and bullying behaviour.
She was more of a stategist and a diplomat and was called upon to mediate in several disputes and wars amongst the Gods. This Greek Goddess was also associated with domestic crafts. In Greek mythology she taught Prometheus architecture, astrology, mathematics, medicine and navigation. She is the Patron Goddess of the city of Athens where her most famous statue is situated in the Parthenon. Athena assisted many of the Greek heroes in their quests including Perseus, Hercules and Jason. Goddess Athena's Family: This Goddess had a very unusual birth as she sprung fully grown from the head of her father, Zeus. Athena the Greek Goddess was Zeus's favorite child, he entrusted her with his shield the Aegis. She herself never married. Despite being a virgin she had a child named Erichthonius. Roman Equivalent: Minerva. The Greek goddess Athena (Athene)
The Greek goddess Athena (Athene) Athena (or Athene) was a virgin goddess of arts, crafts and war, and patroness of the city of Athens.
When Zeus' first wife, the wise goddess Metis, was pregnant with Athena, Zeus heard that a second child would usurp him. He swallowed his wife to prevent her bearing another baby. Regretting his haste, Zeus asked either Prometheus or Hephaistos (traditions differ) to release the first child that Metis had been carrying. With a blow from an axe, Athena was released and emerged, fully armed, from her father's head - to the consternation of the other Olympians.
ATHENA : Greek Goddess of Wisdom, Crafts & War. Profile of the Greek Goddess Athena. Who Is Athena?
: Athena is the name of an important goddess for the Greeks. The Goddess Athena. Athena, goddess of wisdom. Athena, goddess of wisdom Though Hercules had an enemy, Hera, on Mount Olympus, he also had a friend.
Dewing 1595, silver Athenian tetradrachm (=4 drachmas), ca. 449 - 420 B.C. Athena. In Greek religion and mythology, Athena or Athene (/əˈθiːnə/ or /əˈθiːniː/; Attic: Ἀθηνᾶ, Athēnā or Ἀθηναία, Athēnaia; Epic: Ἀθηναίη, Athēnaiē; Ionic: Ἀθήνη, Athēnē; Doric: Ἀθάνα, Athānā), also referred to as Pallas Athena/Athene (/ˈpæləs/; Παλλὰς Ἀθηνᾶ; Παλλὰς Ἀθήνη), is the goddess of wisdom, courage, inspiration, civilization, law and justice, just warfare, mathematics, strength, strategy, the arts, crafts, and skill.
Minerva is the Roman goddess identified with Athena.[3] Athena is portrayed as a shrewd companion of heroes and is the patron goddess of heroic endeavour. She is the virgin patroness of Athens. The Athenians founded the Parthenon on the Acropolis of her namesake city, Athens (Athena Parthenos), in her honour.[3] Athena's veneration as the patron of Athens seems to have existed from the earliest times, and was so persistent that archaic myths about her were recast to adapt to cultural changes. Origin traditions[edit] Patroness[edit] Mythology[edit] Birth[edit]