Athena by Nasja Wickerhauser
Greek: Athena Roman: Minerva Names
Hans von Aachen “Pallas Athena, Venus and Juno”
crafts domestic arts war Goddess of
and later, came to be known as the Goddess of Wisdom
Symbol Little owl by Naumann
1986 Greek stamp
Greek original by Kresilas in the Glyptothek (a museum in Munich, Germany) 430 BC
-Zeus was married to Metis (a daughter of Ocean- known for wisdom) -Metis became pregnant -Earth warned Zeus that a son born to Metis would overrule him -Zeus swallowed Metis -Bad headache -Help from the craftsman god Hephaestus -Hephaestus sliced open Zeus's forehead with an ax -Athena sprang forth fully armed. Birth
Grandparents: Kronus + Rhea Parents: Zeus + Metis Family Aunts: Demeter, Hera (also stepmother), Hestia Half brothers: Apollo, Hermes, Hephaestus Half sister: Artemis Aphrodite: Cousin Uncles: Poseidon, Hades
Marble statue of “Pallas Giustiniani” in the Vatican at Rome Found in the temple of Minerva Medica on the Esquiline Hill
-Athena and Poseidon were competing for position of patron god of Athens -Athena gave an olive tree -Poseidon, in trying to outdo her, made a spring -Since he was the god of the sea, it was salt water -Useless to the Athenians -Athena’s gift made her the patron deity Athens
The Lemnia Athena, named that because it was created by Phidias the Lemnian around 450 BCE
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