1. Athena (also written Athene) was the goddess of wisdom and the arts, in Greek mythology. [Minerva was the Roman equivalent]. The temple of Athena at Athens was called the Athenaion, and philosophy was taught here. This was the root of the Latin word Athenaeum, which was a Roman school of art.
2. In modern English there is still this word athenaeum (or atheneum in US English). It has two similar meanings:
a) an institution for the promotion of learning (like a literary club or a scientific academy);
b) a library, reading room or similar.
3. Examples in the U.S.A.
a) Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art (Hartford, Connecticut)
http://www.wadsworthatheneum.org/
b) Nantucket Atheneum (originally a private literary institution, now a free public library)
http://www.nantucketatheneum.org/
c) The Dorchester Atheneum (originally a private subscription library, now a web site devoted to the history of Dorchester, Massachusetts).
http://www.dorchesteratheneum.org/
2006-11-06 17:41:57
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answered by ♫ Rum Rhythms ♫ 7
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athena is latin, therefore go to dictionary.com and find the root for it
2006-11-04 14:49:36
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answered by ___________ 2
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