Athena is one of the many Greek Goddess's. She is the goddess of wisdom, war, patriotism, good citizenship, skill Athena is known most specifically for her strategic skill in warfare. Athena is the Protector of Athens. She taught cooking, sewing and weaving to the women and agriculture and metallurgy to the men. She had many siblings, but about 5 times as many half-siblings.…
The Hope Athena is an ideal representation of the goddess of wisdom and war. All it takes is one glance at this statue to notice the subtle clues that undoubtedly pin the identity of this woman as Athena. The most blatant clue to her identity is the aegis placed directly in the middle of her garment, which is a trademark symbols worn by both Athena and Zeus and typically characterized by the Gorgon Medusa. Being the goddess of war, it is fitting that she is wearing a helmet topped with a sphinx and griffin because these are symbolic representations of power and knowledge. Standing at an impressive seven feet, which is well above the average height of a woman, this statue gives off a larger-than-life aura.…
How is Athena important to the story so far? Why? Athena, the goddess of wisdom, and a major character in The Odyssey, is significant in the story so far by becoming the supporter to both Odysseus and Telemachus. Unlike other gods and goddesses, Athena favors and lavish Odysseus to the point that she became the passionate goddess that plead with her father, Zeus, to help Odysseus out.…
Essay questions for the exam: 1. How did Homer create parallel experiences for both Telemachus and Odysseus. Provide specific details. There are many parallel experiences between Odysseus and his son Telemachus. First, both men are involved in several conflicts throughout the story.…
She won the contest and is the protector of Athens. Athena is best known for her role in the adventures of several of Greece’s most famous heroes. She guided and protected Odysseus during the Trojan war and his long journey home. Hercules was aided by Athena during his twelve labours. She also came to the aid of Jason on his quest for the golden fleece.…
She taught the people how to think clearly and live well. She also taught them arts and crafts. Athena was strong and graceful. She has gray eyes and is often associated with owls. Doctrina’s father, Zeus was the king of the Gods.…
Athena, the grey-eyed goddess of wisdom says, “But my own heart is broken for Odysseus, the mastermind of war”(3). Here she shows how deeply she cares for a man true to her heart. Above any other god, Athena connects to Odysseus’s story as she is the goddess of military victory as well as wisdom. The fact that she adds that he is the “mastermind of war” gives context as to why she has such a special place in her heart for him. Zeus also has kind words to say about Odysseus.…
Athena is the goddess of wisdom, war and is the patron goddess of heroes. Odysseus embodies the essence of what…
Athena is described in this report as the wisest, most resourceful and most courageous goddess of all the Olympians. Her main areas of expertise include “wisdom, courage, inspiration, civilization, warfare, strength, strategy, female arts, crafts, [and] justice”. Zeus, her father, treasured her greatly, as he trusted her with his thunderbolt and his shield with a depiction of the head of Medusa on it. The symbol of Athena is the Owl, a nocturnal bird associated with intelligence and wisdom. Furthermore, she has created countless tools for her people and humanity as a whole.…
Here she is standing five feet tall, with gentle feminine curls cascading down her narrow face and onto her shoulders; so perfectly symmetric it radiates beauty. The hard marble helps to emphasize the strong noble composure that illuminates in her expression yet the slightly off white color further expresses the contrast between purity and strength. The pursed lips, and slightly lifted chin help to express that her eyes are looking across the room and that she is looking down on the passersby thus depicting her true nature as a goddess overlooking everyone from above. The patrons walking through the museum can catch her stare from across the gallery in a simple glance despite her eyes being so marvelously simple as compared to the rest of the statue.…
Be bold, have nothing to fear" (Homer 181). Here again, Athena is helping Odysseus as an Angel. In our Bible, Jesus also said I will send you my spirit to protect you ….. In other words, the Greek gods is like our God, they establish strong relationships with us and ensure that we, people are going in the right path. Further examples of Athena's role in The Odyssey prove this.…
Nausicca, daughter of Alcinous, is sleeping and Athena talks to her in her sleep disguised as her best friend. Athena(disguised as Dymas’ daughter) told Nausicca, “How could your mother bear such a careless child? Your marriage will come soon. Ask your father to harness the mules and a wagon for you, and I will help you wash your clothes and get ready.” So Nausicca said, “Daddy dear, will you harness a wagon for me, the tall one with smooth wheels, so I can take my clothes to wash at the river?”…
In this quarter, we learned about Greek and Roman civilization, and we were told that the Roman adapted their gods and goddesses from the Greek mythology. For this report, we have decided to do a comparison between a deity in Greek mythology and Roman mythology. In this case, we chose to do a research about Athena, the goddess of wisdom and war, and her Roman counterpart, Minerva. They shared many similar aspects, though they are distinct from one another. The differences and similarities we have gathered from doing research are as follow: First of all, Athena was the goddess of wisdom and war, and was mostly emphasized in Greek mythology.…
Athena is a much more likeable, sweet, and chill girl that doesn’t care about all the stereotypes, and would rather figure things…
Arachne The Arachne is a creature from Greek mythology, whose name was later used for words like “arachnid” and “arachnophobia.” There’s very little to fear about the story of Arachne, however. Hers is a cautionary tale about pride that we can all learn from.…