Athena Greek Goddess

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. These half-siblings were a result of Zeus' many affairs with his Her various names are: Anemotis ("protector of the winds") , Areia ("war-like") , Damasippos ("teaching how to train horses") , Ergane ("goddessof skills and crafts") , Glaukopis ("green-eyed") , Hippia ("guide ofthe horses") , Nike ("bringer of victory") , Pallas ("youthful") ,Polios ("defender/guardian of …show more content…
There is also a beautiful golden and marble statue in Vienna. Athens (or Athenae) is in plural form, because it represents thesisterhood of the goddess that existed there.Similarly, Athena was called Mykene in the city of Mycenae (alsoa plural after the respective sisterhood), and Thebe in the cityof Thebes (or Thebae, both plural forms).The Shrine of the Goddess Athena houses: the Museum of theGoddess Athena were can be found information about all existing objectsrelated with the Goddess from the Archaic Period to the present;an Encyclopedia with all major information concerning the Goddess; a Dictionarywith all important words used in this Shrine; an Atlas showingthe locations of every places mentioned; a virtual Temple to theGoddess Athena and an Athenaeum were contemporary reflections are made aboutAthena is imagined as a strong woman and, when she sprang from Zeus's forehead, was draped in a cloak with a golden helmet, shield and