The Greek Goddess Athena
The Greek goddess Athena
Angelina Shaw
Athena was the Greek goddess of wisdom, skills, and warfare. Her roman name is Minerva. I chose Athena as my subject because she was a goddess who was strong, intelligent, and likes to help people.
It was said that Athena did not have a mother, and that she was born from the head of her father Zeus. But there are other stories saying that Athena did in fact have a mother, but that Zeus was afraid if she had their child he would lose all his power. Zeus was told that is he swallowed Metis (Athena’s mother) before she gave birth, that he would receive the wisdom of Metis and he would the one to bare the child. Both the stories end the same way; Athena comes out of Zeus’ head as a tall woman, wearing her golden helmet and is armed with a shield and a spear. Because she inherited the properties of her “mother” she was known as the goddess of wisdom. Athena was a shape shifter, so she was said to look like many things. The most popular would be the fact that she was tall and that she appeared to be qustere and lofty.
Athena was very helpful and kind, unlike her brother Poseidon. Athena liked to help people that actually needed help and weren’t selfish. She was the protector of the city of Athens in Greece. She was also thought to protect Odysseus, Diomendes, Hercules, and Telemachus. Athena was a strong supporter of strong and kind men. Her herself was very strong, like most gods and goddesses she did have her weaknesses and of course her strengths. Athena used her wisdom and craftiness as a weapon. She also was a shape shifter and could turn in to whatever she wanted; she also had the power of foresight, and could turn people into whatever she liked. Her strength outweighed her weaknesses. Her only weaknesses were the fact that she had no power in other deities, except for her own realm of wisdom and industry. Athena was nice and considerable to people who were really seeking wisdom and help from her. But she was fierce and
Angelina Shaw
Athena was the Greek goddess of wisdom, skills, and warfare. Her roman name is Minerva. I chose Athena as my subject because she was a goddess who was strong, intelligent, and likes to help people.
It was said that Athena did not have a mother, and that she was born from the head of her father Zeus. But there are other stories saying that Athena did in fact have a mother, but that Zeus was afraid if she had their child he would lose all his power. Zeus was told that is he swallowed Metis (Athena’s mother) before she gave birth, that he would receive the wisdom of Metis and he would the one to bare the child. Both the stories end the same way; Athena comes out of Zeus’ head as a tall woman, wearing her golden helmet and is armed with a shield and a spear. Because she inherited the properties of her “mother” she was known as the goddess of wisdom. Athena was a shape shifter, so she was said to look like many things. The most popular would be the fact that she was tall and that she appeared to be qustere and lofty.
Athena was very helpful and kind, unlike her brother Poseidon. Athena liked to help people that actually needed help and weren’t selfish. She was the protector of the city of Athens in Greece. She was also thought to protect Odysseus, Diomendes, Hercules, and Telemachus. Athena was a strong supporter of strong and kind men. Her herself was very strong, like most gods and goddesses she did have her weaknesses and of course her strengths. Athena used her wisdom and craftiness as a weapon. She also was a shape shifter and could turn in to whatever she wanted; she also had the power of foresight, and could turn people into whatever she liked. Her strength outweighed her weaknesses. Her only weaknesses were the fact that she had no power in other deities, except for her own realm of wisdom and industry. Athena was nice and considerable to people who were really seeking wisdom and help from her. But she was fierce and