Athena Is A Waste Of Time

Many people believe that Greek Mythology is pointless and a waste of time. But if you dig a little deeper there are a lot of lessons that can be learned from it. Athena is known as Zeus’s favorite child and is the goddess of warfare and wisdom. She was the guardian of the Athens and protected many people. Athena was a very ruthless, fierce, and caring individual who fought a lot but also helped a lot of people with her undeniable skills. Athena’s strength and abilities were visible since day one when she was born in a miraculous way. It is believed that Zeus and Metis are Athena’s parents but some say she doesn’t have a mother. After hearing a prophecy about his child becoming more powerful than him, Zeus swallowed Metis. When it was Athena’s time to be born she came out of Zeus’s head in full armor. It is unsure who exactly raised Athena but many sources say it was the Boeotian Alalcomeneus, Pallas, or Triton. While Athena was a child she was playing a game with another girl and ended up accidentally killing her in the process. Im not quite sure this happened but this proves how strong and powerful Athena was even at a young age. As she got older she got even stronger and even
Athena had a big role in the huge battle known as the Trojan war, seeing as she was one of the three goddesses who caused it all from a pageant. In the Trojan war she fought Paris alongside Hera for giving Aphrodite the golden apple. Athena was very independent and fearless and it is said that Athena and her uncle (Poseidon) did not get along. They both wanted to be the guardian of a new city so they presented gifts to the people to help them choose. Athena’s gift was much better resulting in her being the new guardian of the city. Athena can be a very kind and generous person but like all of us she has a dark side where she fights and challenges