Preview

Rip Athena

Satisfactory Essays
Open Document
Open Document
323 Words
Grammar
Grammar
Plagiarism
Plagiarism
Writing
Writing
Score
Score
Rip Athena
The Tennessean

David Mikhael Mr. Snow Imaginative Writing May 22, 2013

R.I.P. Athena Today, we morn the tragic loss of a great god. On May 22, 2013, the great god Athena was found dead on mount Olympus. She will be remembered forever as the goddess of wisdom and military victory. She was also the guardian and patron of Athens, Greece. She helped build Athens into an economic power house in Greece. She has impacted the culture of Greece as well. Many of the cultures and beliefs that are there are as a result of her existence. She has inspired millions. From generations past to generations future, young women have looked up to her and she has played a positive role model to them. She helps all those who call upon her to develop wisdom beyond there years. She has truly inspired millions. News of her death late Wednesday afternoon spread quickly through out the entire world. The news was shocking to all. Great sadness spread through the world. A few hours after her death, candle light vigils and memorial ceremonies were held through out the world wor.d

World. People from all around traveled to mount Olympus to lay flowers at the door to Athena’s home. With Athena gone, many people feel lost without her. Her family is currently trying to help the people move on. Her father, Zeus, has instructed everyone to not be sad or cry. Zeus, the ruler of Olympus, has that kind of power over all of the land. Athena’s brother in law Hercules has decided to make peace with his enemies to honor his sister in law. Athena had been trying to make peace with him and his enemies for years and now that she is gone he decides to listen. Funny how people start to listen when your dead.
Athena will be laid to rest on Wednesday May 29, 2013. 

Heading
Text here
HText

You May Also Find These Documents Helpful

  • Good Essays

    Inanna Research Paper

    • 417 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Athena is the Greek goddess of reason. She was also known as the goddess of Athens, goddess of wisdom,…

    • 417 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    She invented the bridle, and was the first to tame horses for men's use. She was known as the Maiden, or Parthenos, and her temple was the Parthenon. Athena symbolized wisdom, reason, and purity.…

    • 1034 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    In book 7 and 8, Athena alters how Odysseus appears to others. In book 7, Odysseus has arrived in Phaeacia and makes his way to the King’s palace. During his walk, the narrator explains how Athena alters Odysseus’s appearance: “Pallas Athena, harboring kindness for the hero, drifted a heavy mist around him, shielding him from any swaggering islander who’d cross his path… [and] search out who he was” (VII.16-19). Here, Athena tries to help Odysseus by concealing him during his journey by surrounding him with mist. Mist conceals or hides objects that would otherwise be visible. This shows that Odysseus wants to be hidden from other people, and is not ready to be in the public eye yet. The narrator also explains the mist shields him from the islanders.…

    • 283 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    She is the virgin patron of Athens. The Athenians founded the Parthenon on the Acropolis of her namesake city, Athens (Athena Parthenos), in her honour.…

    • 767 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Dionysus Research Paper

    • 932 Words
    • 4 Pages

    Athena was the goddess of wisdom and war. She was born from Zeus when he had an awful headache, and she sprouted from his forehead in full armor. She was Ares’ partner in war. According to myth, she was Zeus’ favorite child. Symbols of Athena include an owl, and a helmet.…

    • 932 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    In Greek mythology, Athena is regarded as the goddess of Wisdom. She uses her wisdom to aid Odysseus on his journey back home to his family, through various trials and tribulations. Athena’s guidance can be seen when Odysseus is finally being allowed to leave Calypso’s island, which outraged Poseidon. Poseidon sends a great wave to wreck Odysseus’s ship and possibly drown him in the vast ocean but instead Athena helps him survive. “But Zeus’s daughter Athena countered him at once./ The rest of the winds she stopped right in their tracks,/commanding them all to hush now, go to sleep./ All but the boisterous North-she whipped him up/ and the goddess beat the breakers flat before Odysseus,/ dear to Zeus, so he could reach the Phaeacians,/ mingle with men who love their long oars/ and escape his death at last.” (Ody. 5. 421-427). Another example of…

    • 1499 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    A famous Greek poet named Homer once wrote, “Her gray eyes clear, the goddess Athena answered, ‘Down from the skies I come to check your rage If only you will yield.’” With intelligence beyond everyone’s years and the graceful ferocity of a lion protecting her territory in battle, may athena’s wisdom forever rain down on mankind from the peak of Mount Olympus. Even though the other gods and goddesses proved to be powerful in their own way, Athena the Maiden Parthenos, Goddess of Wisdom & Battle is superior among the Olympians.…

    • 696 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Athena was the goddess of power and wisdom, and she cared a lot for Odysseus, who was struggling to find his way back home, so she helped him in some difficult situations. However, she was kind of passive while he was fighting, letting him fight his own battles as she sat back and watched him prevail. She also helped Telemachus so he could earn a name for himself in battle. She is confident, smart, a great warrior, and she is also the goddess of the womanly arts. Athena lived on Mount Olympus with all the other Greek gods, and she was a big supporter of Odysseus while the other gods debated whether to help him. Athena also has an important role in the town she live in as an protector from all enemies. Athena got her name from another town name…

    • 152 Words
    • 1 Page
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Athena (Roman name: Minerva), goddess of wisdom and battle strategy, is one of the most beloved and well known gods of the Greek myths. According to Greek mythology, Athena sprang from the head of Zeus, fully grown and wearing battle attire. Athena is always portrayed with her armor and helmet, carrying her shield and lance. Athena is also a gifted craftsman; she created the bridle to tame horses, along with many other crafts and useful objects. Her favorite bird is the owl, which is the symbol of wisdom, watchfulness and the hunt. Athena made all of her followers live a life of purity, and she created a big impact on Greece’s history. On of the most famous myths involving Athena is the origination of the city of the Athens’ symbol. The story begins when Poseidon and Athena have a dispute over who is to rule Athens. Whoever greats the best symbol to represent the city would become patron god or goddess. Poseidon, god of the sea, produced a freshwater spring for the Acropolis. Athena chose to present an olive tree, one of her many symbols. Because olive trees are deemed very useful, Athena became crowned patron goddess of Athens, and she has been ever since.…

    • 302 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    Athena Role Model

    • 801 Words
    • 4 Pages

    When studying modern mythos in terms of comic books, I kept myself in the lense of female superheros being the goddesses of today. I use the comic books as the goddesses’ mythic narrative, but it also moves beyond written and into a visual medium which seems to be a very intriguing thing to the culture of our world today. The pictures and narrative storyline of the female superheroes provides a clear understanding of their purpose in the world created by the writers. When I posed a question of are these writers using these characters as tools to maintain a patriarchal culture or are they strong female role models created to instigate a change in the views of the world, the answer I arrived on was that they were no different from the heroines…

    • 801 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Her and her kids were both devastated at the fact that they won't be able to be with their father anymore. They made a Memorial March for him 4 days later. She published a book about how her life was with Martin Luther King Jr called “My life with Martin Luther King jr. Also in memorial of her husband they made a holiday for him which is Martin Luther King jr day. It is on November 2nd. In 1986 she went to South-Africa to be part of sit-in protests. After he died she continued Martin Luther King Jr’s dream, which was to have everyone treated equally. In January 30, 2006 she died of Respiratory Insufficiency which is when can’t take in a lot of oxygen and they can’t take out carbon dioxide that your body needs.…

    • 566 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    This is clearly shown in the conversation between Athena and her father Zeus on mount Olympus, in which Athena asks her father what should happen to the Ithacans. The will of the gods is supreme to all other powers, and the decision made at…

    • 1355 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Good Essays

    The most important immortal character in the Odyssey would undoubtedly be Athena, who is the daughter of Zeus, and the goddess of wisdom, battle, and other feminie arts such as weaving and farming. In homer’s epic, she plays the role of the guardian of Odysseus and Telemachus, saving Odysseus and helping him through many difficult situations, including his shipwreck caused by Poseidon (homer 5) and the encouraging him through the one-sided battle with the suitors (Homer 22). She does not merely impart sense and safety to her passive charge, however. She takes an interest in Odysseus for the talents he already has and actively demonstrates. She also often helps Telemachus—as when she sends him off to Pylos and Sparta to earn a name for himself. But she has the most affection for Odysseus. Athena is practical, clever and a master of disguises, and a great warrior, for an example of Athena being a master of disguises, she, on several occasions, transformed herself into either an old man or a “forgotten” friend of Odysseus’ father (Homer 17). Athena is one of the most typical femme fatale portrayed in ancient Greek literature due to the skills she possess which are potentially lethal…

    • 897 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    As one of the most involved gods in The Odyssey, Athena plays an essential role. Athena acts as the key protector of the protagonists in the story. She is constantly assisting both Odysseus and Telemachus on numerous occasions of the epic. She advises Telemachus in his journey towards adulthood and acts as Odysseus’ lighthouse, guiding him back home. For example, once Athena spoke to men who had a conflict with Odysseus so massive that it led them to turn to violent measures, but “…at her voice the weapons slipped from the hands and…

    • 608 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Athena and Odysseus

    • 1101 Words
    • 5 Pages

    By looking at the epic The Odyssey by Homer, there are a lot of contacts between human and immoral, the relationship between Athena and Odysseus, which make me interesting, also this is important for the story. The relationship between Athena and Odysseus is the key for the story, because Odysseus had received a lot of help from Athena, their relationship is the reason to explain why would an immortal Athena who never interesting or attracted by any male either mortal or immortal, but only a human male, Odysseus, and helps Odysseus in either direct and indirect ways to get back home and take average to all the suitor in order for Odysseus to get back his family and his land.…

    • 1101 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Good Essays