Who Is Athena A Greek Goddess

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Athena was the goddess of wisdom of war. She was in most of the wars and she was the only woman that fought in battle.The story of how she was born is the craziest she was actually born from Zeus’s forehead it is crazy but it really did happen.It started it out when Zeus had a massive headache which lead to to the coming of Athena. When she came out she was in full armor a tall, and skinny woman and super strong. She was in several battles.

Athena was also the greek goddess of reason.She was the goddess of Intelligent Activity and arts and literature. She was one of Zeus’s daughters which she was his favorite. She was born with no mother she came from Zeus’s forehead which is very different for people in the world now she also came out

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