Athena
Questions about Athena, also spelled Athene, the goddess of wisdom and battle. Called Minerva by the Romans, she was born from Zeus's split skull.
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Munmun MookerjeeNo and yes, as Athena was the daughter of Metis, whom Zeus swallowed, Metis being his first wife - and no because Zeus with...
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The owl is a symbol of wisdom, which is why it is considered to be the animal of Athena.
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She was the wisest of the gods and knew her stuff about strategy. But, she was rather jealous. She, Hera and Aphrodite fought...
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Yes, there was a ancient Greek goddess called Athena; if this was a ancient person, it is unproven.
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There was a competition between Poseidon and Athena, who both loved the city. Poseidon gave the people a spring, but the water...
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well i don't have paragraph, but what the whole thing is about is Arachne compared her self to Athena and Athena got super angry...
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No. Athena and Medusa hated each other. Poseidon and Medusa (when she was human) dated and Poseidon took Medusa on a date in...
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She remained inside Zeus and is sometimes considered to be the mother of Athena.
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She has a silver helmet, and owl perched on her shoulder, a shield (maybe with Medusa's head on it), a robe and sandals. Hope I...
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He turned Metis into a fly and swallowed her. Why? Because they were expecting a child and Zeus thought if its going to be a boy,...
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Athena came out of Zeus's mind. Zeus had a huge head ache because he swallowed his wife Metis due to the bad prophecy that if her...
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only medusa died cause perseus killed her. the other two were immortal.
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Well, Athena was born out of Zeus' head, so they are father and daughter. All the other gods and goddesses are totally jealous of...
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She was the goddess of wisdom and knowledge, which are both things that are heavily coveted today.
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Yes. Athena had many accomplishments in her life...how could she not be treated fairly? Accomplishments include conquering the...
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The Greek goddess Athena's birth was unusual because she was born straight from the head of her father Zeus.Some say she had no...
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He had been nervously thinking of his father and wasn't able to get to sleep.
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Well, as far as I can remember, she committed two or three major crimes, firstly she accidentally murdered Pallas the daughter of...
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Athena's originsShort Answer: She sprung, fully grown (and clothed), from Zeus' head.Long Answer: A prophecy was made that the...
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No, Athena is known as godess of war among other things so it is expected she have a short temper (she was considerd one of the...
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No. Her symbols are the owl, olive tree, and her shield Aegis.
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Athena was loyal to Ulysses because he was smart and cunning and she was the goddess of wisdom.
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Athena was angry that Medusa slept with Poseidon in her temple, so she turned her into a Gorgon. ____ Some myths say Medusa was...
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I predict that there will be a lot to it. There are clues in The Son of Neptune, but we still won't get the whole picture until...
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Athena was kind to others by giving and inventing instruments to play of sad and sorrow or peace and happiness. Inventing numbers...
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Where in myths Metis is the mother of Athena, Hera wife of Zeus would then be her "step-mother".
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Wisdom, knowledge, strategy, and war. ___Athena is a goddess.
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It is clearly a matter of opinion. Artemis and Athena are both strong virgin goddesses. If you are more of a outdoorsy tomboy,...
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The olive branch is a symbol of peace, the phrase basically refers to making a peace offering. It means to offer a sign of peace...
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Parthenon
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She doesn't have many. Spiders most likely because of her feud with Arachne
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Uranus would be the great grandfather of Athena.
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Athena isn't a particulairly mean goddess at all, but she doesn't like several characters in mythology. He uncle Poseidon...
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A very very large woman wearing a toga, holding a shield and a spear. The statue was made of Gold and Ivory( This say was because...
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Athena is the Goddess of Wisdom, Strategic War, and Crafts. She was obviously very wise, and used her wisdom to win wars without...
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It was meant to be something to look and and believe that they would win. The people would look up it because they could see it...
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In the ancient MYTH Athena and Poseidon both wanted to become the patron of a wealthy city.They both asked the King of the city...
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An owl is her best friend and symbol
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Born in the year 1913 and live on mount olympus
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The Greek goddess Athena's most important symbol was the owl which represents wisdom. Athena's other symbols were snakes,...
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Yes, they are Hades and Poseidon because Athena was born from Zeus's head, and Hades, Poseidon, and Zeus are brothers. So Athena...
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Both Athena and Artemis are daughters of Zeus, albeit by different mothers. Artemis is the daughter of the goddess Leto, while...
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A young goddess with a more oval face rather than round. She had thick, shoulder-lenth, yellow-blonde hair which was generally...
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No. Athena is the daughter of Zeus (she came from his mind) and a virgin goddess. Zeus is married to Hera.
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Athens was the city Athena ruled over. Poseidon, the sea god, and Athena were having a fight of who should rule the city and Zeus...
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Athena was the god of wisdom and war. Her Roman counter part is Minerva.
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She disguised Odysseus as an old beggar, so he couldn't be recognized by anyone on Ithaca.
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I only know of one right off the top of my head: Arrows.
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Athena's olive tree is from when she wanted a certain town to be named after her but so did posidon, so posidon made a water hole...
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I think that he loved Athena more than the others is because she had no wife to tie back to. He was the only reason she was born....
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Athena, of which the name Athens comes from, was the goddess of the city. She was chosen over Poseidon, her uncle, the god of the...
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Symbols of the Goddess Athena Her most important symbols are the owl and the olive branch. General: Golden shield and helmet,...
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Jupiter was her father. She came fully grown out of his head. Some accounts say that Metis was her mother.
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Athena's House looked like a temple and, was located in the tops of Mount Olympus and, was only able to be seen by people she...
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Yes, it is. Athens was named after Athena because she and Poseidon were in a competition to have Athens. Athena won by creating...
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She was born out of Zeus's thoughts. She represents the city of Athens.
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She carried her father's (Zeus') buckler, which bore the head of Medusa, and she was also trusted by Zeus to wield his...
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Spider comes from the Old English word "spithra." The Greek word for spider is αράχνη (arachne).
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Do you mean the patron god? Because the god is Athena, goddess of wisdom and crafts.
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They were in a good relationship. Very close friend . Nothing suspicious >.<
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January 7th. Glad I could help :)
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Minerva was the goddess of wisdom, learning, art crafts, battle strategy, and industry. Her symbol was the owl. Minerva was also...
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She was very pretty and had dirty blonde hair. She wore white, gold, or burgundy and had gray eyes. We don't know what type of...
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Athena is the Greek Goddess of wisdom (and war) so she is said to have inspired Odysseus to come up with the wooded horse.
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Probably in Consideration, her trait of Logic, Strategy, Boldness, Charismatic Nature, and Reason. She was notable heroic for...
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Persuse cut of Medusa's head and gave it to Athena to put on her shield. -written by kendra and izzy
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loyal, intelligent, competitive, wasn't really into boys
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She was unmarried and widely known for being a virgin. But in other mythologies, the equivalent of Athena was married to the...
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Yes, Artemis is Athena's sister. They are only half sisters though, since they have the same father (Zeus) but different mothers....
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Yes, she is the Goddess of War strategy and Wisdom. She came out of Zeus' head wearing full Greek battle armour!
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1. She had the city of Athens named after her for giving the people the first olive tree. 2. With Nike at her side, she led...
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Minerva was the the Roman name for the Greek goddess Athena. Athena never married and was a virgin throughout her existence.
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Athena died over 2000 years ago. Athena was believed to be an immortal goddess, so she never died.
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The maiden that was changed into a spider after challenging goddess Athena to a weaving contest was Arachne.
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She wore battle gear. She wore battle gear.
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On Mt Olympus.
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She was the goddess of wisdom, war, the arts, industry, justice and skill.
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She has no siblings of the same mother. However, she had a half-brother named Ares, the twin archers, Artemis and Apollo,...
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Athens capital of Greee
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made her look older
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Athena Chu is 39 years old (birthdate: October 25, 1971).
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No they were both goddess'es on mount olmpus
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Athena is the goddess that was truly Zeus and Metis' child but ther was a prophecy that Metis would bear a child more powerful...
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Athena was the Greek goddess of wisdom, crafts, and battle. She was born when Zeus, afraid to be overthrown by a new child,...
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Athena's powers are she can control anything that has to do with wisdom, war, weaving, pottery, justice, skill, and industry,...
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Athena was very pretty and had dirty blond hair. She usually wore white, burgundy, and tan and her eyes were gray.
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Athena's favorite color is blue
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Spiders because Arachne challenged Athena to a weaving competion (Athena is the goddess of weaving as well) Athena got mad and...
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