Athena's Strength

Athena is believed to be the goddess of war and wisdom. Concerning war, Athena is strategic unlike her counterpart, Ares, who is violent and fierce. Athena was the daughter of Zeus and is Metis. Metis was swallowed by Zeus while she was pregnant because he thought she was going to give birth to a boy and would overthrow him in the future. Metis being the mother of wisdom, Zeus thought he could also gain more wisdom by swallowing them. Athena grew up in Zeus's stomach. One day Zeus had a terrible headache and would do anything to make it go away. He then asked Hephaestus to split open his head with an axe. Athena popped out in full armor and ready for war from Zeus's head. She was a strong, intelligent, strategic, dominant, and beautiful woman. …show more content…
Athena first introduced the olive tree when she was competing with Poseidon to be the patron of Athens. Poseidon struck the ground with his trident and water sprung out, but it was salty and the people didn’t like it. Athena planted a seed and an olive tree sprung from the ground. The people were pleased and the city was named after her. The Athenians were one of the many people that worshiped Athena, but it was the only one that named a city after her. In Athens, Greece there is a Temple of Parthenon dedicated to Athena. Zeus had other children with other women making Apollo, Hermes, and Hephaestus Athena’s half brothers, and Artemis her half sister. Odysseus and Athena had a good relationship because she admired his intelligence and slyness. Athena helps Odysseus return to his home in Ithaca and at one point disguises him as a beggar and leads him to his son and trustworthy servant. Athena played a role in the Trojan War because she was bias against Paris. To see who was the fairest they had Paris choose, Hera who promised a happy life, Aphrodite who promised the most beautiful woman in the world, or Athena who promised wisdom. In the end Paris chose Aphrodite and was given