Athena's Roman name is Minerva her tiles were godess of war, defender of cities, goddess of work, crafts, healing and health, cunning and plans, refuge and hospitality, eyesight, and maidenhood. Her power was specifically in defense of Athens.
Athena's Family
Athena’s father is Zeus and her mother is Metis. Poseidon and Hades were her uncles and her aunts are Demeter, Hestia, and Hera. Metis is Athena's mom but Zeus married Hera so Hera is her stepmother and her aunt. Artemis is Athena's half sister and her half brother is Hermes. The goddess athena loved was her father zeus. Not that she wanted to marry him but she looked up to him the most of all gods.
Athena's life story
Athena's mom metis turned into different animals so that she wouldn’t become pregnant with anyone. One day Metis became pregnant the oracle said that Metis would be expecting a girl. One day when Metis turned into a fly Zeus accidentally swallowed her. One day Zeus got a splitting headache he cried in pain all day soon hephaestus came and split Zeus’s head open and out came Athena fully grown and all dressed in armour. The other gods were jealous and angry with Zeus for …show more content…
Athena had a celebration it is called the festival of Minerva. Athena is the patron of the city of Athens.
What is a greek myth about Athena
One day Athena's uncle Poseidon and Medusa met in atenas Temple to go on a date. Athena that that they were disrespecting her. So Athena made Medusa super ugly like gagging ugly so ugly that if you looked at her you would turn to stone.
Facts about Athena
Athena was the goddess of war/warfare the female counterpart of Ares.
Athena was Zeus’s favorite child.
3. Athena was one of the 12 major gods that lived up at mount olympus.
4. Athena has no children or husband. In the book percy jackson and the olympians athena married a mortal and had a baby girl named Annabeth then left