Greek Goddess Athena

WHO WAS ATHENA?

• Athena is the Greek virgin Goddess of reason, intelligence, knowledge, arts, literature, and war.
• Athena is the daughter of the king of the gods, Zeus.
• Unlike her siblings, Athena's birth was unique. She was born from a headache, she sprung from Zeus's forehead fully grown and clothed.
• Athena was the embodiment of wisdom, knowledge, and reason.
• She was Zeus's favorite child and was allowed to use her father's weapons. One of the most well known was the thunderbolt.

HOW WAS ATHENA DEPICTED?

• Athena was most commonly depicted in Greek records as being a brunette maiden, who wielded a spear and shield.
• Sometimes images of her have shown her to wear a Trojan helmet and a armored chest plate.
• She was worshipped by scholars as their goddess. As she was mostly known for being the goddess of knowledge she was greatly respected by scholars of all shapes and sizes.

WORKS CITED

• https://www.greekmythology.com/Olympians/Athena/athena.html