Greek and Roman Mythology: The Olympians: Athene
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Athene was a very important Olympian. She was associated with
many things; among them as the goddess
of war, peace, compassion, architects, sculptors, horses, oxen, olives, prudence, and wise counsel.
She was also the patron of the arts, crafts, spinning, weaving, and Athens.
Pronunciation: a-THEE-nuh
Birth: The popular story of her birth is that of springing fully armed from the head of her father Zeus. Zeus had previously swallowed her mother Metis, fearing that her child would one day rule the world. Another story tells of her birth involving a cloud. Zeus struck it with his head and caused Athena's birth. Yet another tale tells of her birth near the lake of Triton, and raised by three nymphs.
Father: Zeus
Mother: No mother, born of Zeus' forehead; indirectly Metis
Other Name: Minerva, Hephaistia
Special Objects: Aegis (a shield), Spear, and Helmet
Plants: Olive Tree
Animals: Wise Owl, sometimes the Snake
Cult Center: Crete, Mycenae, Athens, Rome
Myths: The Odyssey, Bellerophon, Perseus and Medusa, Argus and the Argo, Cadmus and the Dragon's Teeth, Diomedes and Tydeus, Homer, Virgil, Pausanius, Ovid, Aeschylus, Sophocles, The Illiad
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