 Athena is the daughter of Zeus, the God of Gods and her mother was Metis, the Goddess of Wisdom  Zeus was afraid that Athena was going to be a boy and there fore the son would be stronger than Zeus  He thought that because when the God of Gods has a son then the son will be stronger than the God of Gods  So Zeus turned Metis into a fly and ate her  Then a pain started in Zeus’s head he told Hermes to open up his head and take out the pain  So when he opened Zeus’s head Athena jumped out fully grown  Athena was born from Zeus’s forehead

 Athena was the Goddess of Wisdom, Arts, War, Skill, Industry, And Justice  Most people know her of just the Goddess of Wisdom and War

 Athens is a town in Greece  Athena and her uncle Poseidon fought against each other to take over a town they both really liked  The both of them were suppose to give the town a gift and which ever gift the town liked then the person who gave the gift would win the town  Poseidon gave a spring(river or ocean), which stopped trade and the water was too salty to drink so the Greeks didn’t like the gift  Athena gave the town a olive tree  It was used for fruit, oil, and wood  So they picked the olive tree gift  So the town Athens was named after Athena herself

 Although she is the Goddess of War she does not fight she chose’s the warriors who are wise  While being the Goddess of Wisdom she has an owl by her side  This is Athena’s owl 

 On the lower side of the olive tree is a grey leaf  When the wind blows and brings up the leaves you can see Athena’s eyes

 Athena’s nickname was Pallas Athena  She got that nickname because Pallas was her friend when she was a child  Until one day Athena injured Pallas accidently and then the injury killed Pallas  So that Pallas would always be remembered Athena took her name

 She helped Perseus kill Medusa  She helped Odysseyus follow his dreams on his long journey home from Troy  She told Heracles how to skin a Neaman Lion

 Since Athena is Zeus’s favorite daughter he let her have…  His insignia (a shield)  His aegis (a ray)

 Her Father- Zeus  Her Mom- Metis  Her Uncles- Poseidon, Hades  Her Grandmother- Rhea  Her Grandfather- Kronus  Her Aunts- Hestia, Demeter, Hera  Her Stepmother- Hera  Her Half-sister- Atremis  Her Half-Brothers- Apollo, Hermes, Hephaestus  Her Cousin- Aphrodite

 Athena didn’t love any body  She didn’t know any body who loved her either  That is why she doesn’t have any children

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