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    around‚ the goddess Athena . She is the great goddess of wisdom. War and skills. Athena is known as the goddess of war and wisdom‚ according to Greek mythology. Athena is also the protector of civilized life‚ including the crafts needed to make life in the civilized world possible for both men and women. The myth goes that along with all of her siblings‚ Athena was the daughter of the most powerful god Zeus‚ and the daughter of metes. But the crazy part is Zeus gave birth to Athena and her siblings

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    Wisdom Athena: goddess of Wisdom‚ and Battle Strategy. Athena is famous for her piercing‚ stormy grey eyes. Athena was a part of the Great gods of Mount. Olympus. She had her own throne along eleven different other gods. Out of all all Zeus’s Sons and Daughters‚ Athena is favored the most. “she was Zeus’ favorite child and was allowed to use his weapons including his thunderbolt” (Athena). Athena‚ although not one of the original Olympians‚ had a major role in Greek mythology and was highly respected

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    Temple of Athena “Paestum” (analysis) Within the ancient Greek city of Paestum is the Temple of Athena. Built around 500 BCE‚ a half a century before the Temple of Poseidon and a half a century after the Basilica. The temple rests of the highest point of Paestum as do most temples of Athena do. ! ! Up until now in history buildings have either been doric or Ionic‚ but the Temple of Athena combines the two. The temple is peripteral‚ hexastyle with thirteen columns on the side‚ resting

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    Athena in the Odyssey VS. Virgil in the Inferno Two of the greatest works ever written‚ The Odyssey by Homer and The Inferno by Dante‚ are detailed‚ multi-sectioned poems about the journey’s of two men. In each story‚ the main character is given some sort of guidance by another character in order to aid them in their travels. In The Odyssey‚ Athena is portrayed as the protector to Odysseus on his journey back home from the Trojan War to his family in Ithaca. In The Inferno‚ Virgil is requested

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    as Athena‚ had a larger-than-life statue built in Parthenos by Pheidias during ancient times. The figure has been replicated and with numerous copies‚ yet the original cannot be found to this day. One truly remarkable and recent copy of Athena Parthenos was constructed in 1990 by Alan LeQuire in Nashville‚ Tennessee. Copies have been seen elsewhere‚ such as the “Varvakeion statuette”‚ created in the second century CE and considered the most complete and closest representation of the Athena Parthenos

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    Athena would make a good soldier because she is strong‚ brave and intelligent. One important reason that Athena would make a good soldier is that she is full of energy. “She helped Perseus defeat Medusa by giving him a shield to see the reflection of Medusa.”(bullet 18‚ greek gods and goddess) The thing about Athena is that she is‚ she never gives up on herself or others. Athena is strong and stands up for others. Athena would make a good soldier because she is strong‚ brave‚ and intelligent

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    Visual Analysis Assignment: The Hope Athena For my visual analysis assignment I chose to go visit the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. It has been an extremely long time since I last visited a museum. I took my twelve year old son with me to explore what the museum had to offer. We found the art to be very interesting‚ educational and unique. There were so many beautiful pieces throughout the museum that it was difficult trying to decide which one I wanted to base my visual analysis on.

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    Athena: A Positive Role Model for Women Today As a man‚ it is nearly impossible for me to truly know what a woman would desire in a positive role model. Being a man in a "mans ’ world" I can only see and try to understand the struggles that many woman go through today. To me an ideal role model for modern women would be‚ someone who can overcome the obstacles of a patriarchal society while not compromising their personal ethics and morals. Role models need to have both strength and sensitivity

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    Poseidon S.P.D. Athenae‚ Salve! I would deeply like to apologize for my actions taken in Athens. I acted very childish‚ but in my defense‚ I was there first when I struck the Earth with my mighty trident and made that salt water well. It was a very good gift and it was better than everyone else thought. It provided the land with a very large supply of water from my realm. I don’t understand why no one loved it like I did! It would come in handy when you needed water and you were nowhere close to

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    Comparison of Severan copy of Athena Parthenos and 13th century Virgin and Mary The Severan copy of Athena Parthenos and an early 13th century Virgin child are two pieces at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts that compare and contrast in several ways. Their historical importance as symbols‚ their sculptural mediums‚ styles and dimensions‚ and their functions make them historically relevant. The Reduced Replica of Athena Parthenos - at the MFA in Boston is a marble statue

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