How is Athena, goddess of wisdom, relevant to today?

Question

like any movies, clothes, hotels, anything that you think that would relate to Athena

Answer 1

Lots of great stories, and it's also really important to have an ideal of Wisdom in the culture. (-: Being a woman, I really like the fact that Athena is female, but I think she's inspirational to guys as well. A lot of guys are really attracted by smart, independent women, and I think that's as true now as it has been though the ages -- guys like to compare their smart girlfriend to Athena. (-: And it makes them feel very powerful to have attracted a goddess.

Answer 2

Athena, one of the most important goddesses in Greek mythology. In Roman mythology she became identified with the goddess Minerva. Also known as Pallas Athena. Athena sprang full-grown and armored from the forehead of the god Zeus and was his favorite child. He entrusted her with his shield, adorned with the hideous head of Medusa the Gorgon, his buckler, and his principal weapon, the thunderbolt. A virgin goddess, she was called Parthenos (“the maiden”). Her major temple, the Parthenon, was in Athens, which, according to legend, became hers as a result of her gift of the olive tree to the Athenian people.

Athena was primarily the goddess of the Greek cities, of industry and the arts, and, in later mythology, of wisdom; she was also goddess of war. Athena was the strongest supporter, among the gods, of the Greek side in the Trojan War. After the fall of Troy, however, the Greeks failed to respect the sanctity of an altar to Athena at which the Trojan prophet Cassandra sought shelter. As punishment, storms sent by the god of the sea, Poseidon, at Athena's request destroyed most of the Greek ships returning from Troy.

Athena was also a patron of the agricultural arts and of the crafts of women, especially spinning and weaving. Among her gifts to man were the inventions of the plow and the flute and the arts of taming animals, building ships, and making shoes. She was often associated with birds, especially the owl.

Answer 3

You could probably relate Athena to any modern movie or book with a strong, smart female character, such as Harry Potter and Hermione.

Answer 4

well there are movies based on greek mythology....haha hercules is one{disney movie}. It sounds like the name of a publishing company somewhere... search for it on yahoo and a lot of adds will show up i bet. this will give some ideas.

Answer 5

Wisdom is always relevant, but you are hard pressed to make her a relevant character

Answer 6

Jason and the Argonauts,Sindbad and other movies. there is a video game series called god of war where the protagonist kills ares and zues.athena trys to stop him.