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Athena

Athena
Back in time when Greece was making its mark in history as one of the
great civilization of the Ancient World, there was a great deal of emphasis on the
Gods and Goddesses. To the Greeks the world was governed by the Gods and they
were the reason many things happened in the world, mostly thing that where
unexplainable. The goddess Athena was one of the many gods or goddesses that
played a large role in Greek mythology. Even though Athena was the patron saint
of Athens she supported other Greeks outside of Athens, such as, Achilles,
Orestes, and especially Odysseus (“Athena”-1).
Athena is know to be the goddess of war, guardian of cities, patroness of
arts and crafts, and promoter of wisdom (“Images of Women...”-1). Athena’s
name actually came form the Cretan and Mycenean name Athene which predates
the Greeks by about 1,500 years (Daly-20). The ending ‘-ene,’ was set aside for
royalty and goddesses, like Helene (Harris-4). She was also called by some Greeks
as Pallas Athena. Not many people know where the name Pallas came from.
Some legends say she obtained it from the giant Pallas that she killed in the war of
the gods and giants (Grant-Hazel 83). Another legend says that Athena
accidentally killed her childhood playmate Pallas. By taking Pallas’ in front of her
own, Athena shows the grief that she endured for the loss of her friend (Daly-20).
Athena had such an impact on the Greeks that the Romans adopted her and called
her Minerva (“Minerva”-1).
The origins of Athena’s name is not the only discrepancy that historians
have had. The origin of where Athena came form is also a discrepancy. Zeus
feared that he would be overcome by a son greater than he born from the
intelligent Metis. To prevent this Zeus ate Metis. There for, Athena, in the most
common legend, was born fully grown out of Zeus’s head after Hephaestus split it
open with an ax. Another legend, this one form Crete, says Athena was hidden in
a cloud. Zeus hit his head on the cloud and caused Athena to appear (Daly-20).
Out of all the cities that Athena helped and protected Athens claimed her as
there own. The Atheans believed that the first king of Athens, Erichthonius, was a
descendant of Athena (Daly-20). Even though Poseidon was greedy of earthy
kingdoms, he challenged Athena for the city. The both of them appeared before
the court of gods and goddess to make a judgment. Poseidon presented water to be
of use to the Atheans. But the water was salty. Athena presented the olive...

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