Info on Athena (roman name minerva) ?

Question

Just wondering...lately I have an interest in Greek myths. ( i get strange urges like this all the time :P ) What was she the goddess of? what was her weapon? did she have an animal that stayed by her side? stuff like that

Answer 1

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 2

Athena Roman Name

Answer 3

Athena was the goddess of war, wisdom, and weaving (the arts) as well as the Protectress of cities (civilization). She was the mentor of heroes and to this day inspires us to greatness. She fought with the spear (#1 weapon for the ancient Greeks) and carried a shield. She was born from the head of Zeus fully armored and became the only Olympian allowed to be custodian of Zeus' thunderbolts. Many cities in ancient Greece called upon Athena as their protector. In Nashville, the Parthenon houses a 41 '10" gilded statue of Athena. Her animals are the owl (glaux) and serpents (originally a wise animal). There are so many myths concerning Athena, you'd have a lot of great reading ahead of you!

Answer 4

In Greek mythology, Athena was the Goddess of Wisdom. She is attended by an owl, and is often accompanied by the goddess of victory, Nike. Wearing a goatskin breastplate called the Aegis in late myths said to have been given to her by her father, Zeus. Her shield was later said to be a votive gift of Perseus. A serpent often accompanies this goddess and frequently is depicted at the base of the staff of her lance. The sea and ships as well as horses and chariots are associated with her.
Read more at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athena

Answer 5

Athena isnt the Greek name? Do you mean you want the spelling in Greek letters? Sometimes it was spelt with the symbol for a long e sound on the end instead of a long a. Because you couldnt be bothered to spell everywHere or wHere or use capitals for I properly I am going to tell you about the Woodhouse English to Greek dictionary now being available on line but you'll have to google the full link yourself! Doesn't your town or school library have any Greek dictionaries or dictionaries of classical mythology. Finally Wikipedia! Heard of it? Please work on your grammar and understanding of the concept of search parameters! Example: Please I really need this information as I have looked for it everywhere but been unable to find anything!

Answer 6

Athena was an interesting character. She was seen as a very wise figure, as well as the protector of Athens. She could be kind, and she could be very warlike depending of her mood and the situation. She was typically depicted in full armor with a shield and spear. Her sacred animal was a white owl. Anything else?

Answer 7

There are some great goddess websites out there. Type in Athena on the yahoo search engine, and quit being so lazy! You need to find out info on your own!

Answer 8

wow i am impressed with chleoval she has it all there. almost the only thing i should add is she was also the goddess that won the right to be goddess to athens as she it was thought the olive tree was the best of the gifts given to Athens.

Answer 9

goddess of Wisdom, and of Athens.
she usually had a spear, as I recall. but sometimes a sword.

not sure about animals, but either a bird of prey or a lion or two, or both/all.

Answer 10

she is the goddesess of wistom and is the dauther of Zues and alos is the god of athens