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noun - (Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare
The goddess of wisdom, the practical arts, and warfare.
ATHENA - Athena or Athene, often given the epithet Pallas, is the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom, handicraft, and warfare, who was later syncretized with the...
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The mascots for the 2004 Summer Games were a brother & sister named Phevos & this, like the Greek goddess |
In some accounts Zeus' head had to be split with an ax to facilitate her birth in full armor |
Troy could not fall while it contained the Palladium, an image of this goddess |
This goddess of wisdom was said to have sprung forth fully grown from the brain of her father, Zeus |
The Parthenon was built in her honor |
This goddess was called Parthenos, meaning "The Maiden" |
Awards & Honors:400s B.C.-- The Parthenon dedicated to me, wisely |
A statue of this Greek goddess of war & wisdom adorns the fountain in front of Vienna's Parliament Bldg. |
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reads in front of a set of wooden doors at West Point, NY.) The United States Military Academy's coat of arms depicts the helmet of this Greek goddess of wisdom & warfare |
This goddess of wisdom pleads with Zeus to release Odysseus from the embrace of the nymph Calypso |
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Also called Pallas, Pallas bAthenab. the virgin deity of the ancient Greeks worshiped as the goddess of wisdom, fertility, the useful arts, and prudent warfare. At her birth she sprang forth fully armed from the head of her father, Zeus. Compare Minerva. a female given name. |
(Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare guardian of Athens identified with Roman Minerva |
in Greek mythology ( ancient stories), the goddess ( female god) of wisdom who was believed to protect the city of Athens: |
The patron goddess of Athens, typically allegorized into a personification of wisdom. |
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Athena or Athene, often given the epithet Pallas, is the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom, handicraft, and warfare, who was later syncretized with the Roman goddess Minerva. Athena was regarded as the patron and protectress of various cities across Greece, particularly the city of Athens, from which she most likely received her name. She is usually shown in art wearing a helmet and holding a spear. Her major symbols include owls, olive trees, snakes, and the Gorgoneion. * From her origin as an Aegean palace goddess, Athena was closely associated with the city. She was known as Polias and Poliouchos (both derived from polis, meaning "city-state"), and her temples were usually located atop the fortified Acropolis in the central part of the city. The Parthenon on the Athenian Acropolis is dedicated to her, along with numerous other temples and monuments. As the patron of craft and weaving, Athena was known as Ergane. She was also a warrior goddess, and was believed to lead soldiers into batt |