Culture of the Ancient Greeks:
They believed in a number of gods that kept their world stable, and each god represented something. There were many minor gods, but there were 13 (counting Hestia) major gods.
They believed in a number of gods that kept their world stable, and each god represented something. There were many minor gods, but there were 13 (counting Hestia) major gods.
- Zeus- ruler of the gods
- Poseidon- god of the sea
- Hades- god of the Underworld
- Hera- queen of heaven
- Demeter- goddess of agriculture
- Hestia- goddess of the hearth and home
- Artemis- goddess of the hunt and moon
- Apollo- god of the sun and music
- Athena- goddess of wisdom and battle
- Ares- god of war
- Hephaestus- blacksmith god
- Dionysus- god of wine and partying
Above is a timeline depicting important events in ancient Greece (items on the purple line) and important events in the world at that time (items on the red line).
This is a Facebook profile, based on the goddess Athena. It shows her relationship status, home location, education and work, posts, and more.
Athena, Goddess of Wisdom and Battle
Athena, goddess of wisdom and battle. She is known as Minerva in Rome, and she is the goddess of wisdom and battle. She is found in Athens, her city, or Mount Olympus in most myths. Athena was the daughter of Zeus and Metis, and she was born from her father’s split skull. Her hobby is weaving, and she is the patron goddess of Athens. Athena is an intriguing goddess, and I hope you find her as interesting as I do.
Athena’s parents are the titaness Metis, titaness of wisdom, and the god Zeus, ruler of the gods. Her immortal sisters are the goddesses Artemis, goddess of the hunt and moon, and Persephone, goddess of springtime. Athena’s immortal brothers are Ares, god of war, Dionysus, god of wine and partying, Hephaestus, god of fire and blacksmiths, Apollo, god of the sun and arts, and Hermes, messenger of the gods. Her aunts and uncles are Hestia, goddess of the hearth and home, Poseidon, god of the sea, Hades, god of the Underworld, Hera, goddess of marriage, and Demeter, goddess of agriculture. Athena has a large family!
The titaness Metis and the god Zeus were in a relationship, and one day, Metis told Zeus that she was going to have a daughter and soon after, she was going to have a son that would take over Zeus’s role. Zeus wanted to stay king, like Uranus and Kronos before him, so he turned Metis into a fly and swallowed her whole. Metis had her daughter, Athena, inside of Zeus’s head, but she never had the boy that would take over Zeus’s role. Athena spent all of her childhood in Zeus’s skull, and one day, Zeus had a splitting headache, so he ordered the god Hephaestus to split his skull open, and the goddess Athena came out wearing full battle armor and flaring her beautiful grey eyes.
Athena is portrayed as a goddess with flowing brown hair and grey eyes. She is normally wearing full battle armor and carrying a spear and her shield, the Aegis. Her sacred animals are the owl, representing wisdom from the sky, and the snake, representing wisdom from the earth. Athena’s symbols are the Aegis, her shield, or cloak in some myths, and the olive branch, which is the tree she created to be patron of the city Athens. The Aegis is described as a shield with Medusa’s head plastered on it to scare away enemies. Athena took the monster Medusa’s head and covered it in bronze, creating her shield. Since the Aegis is often seen as a cloak, Athena would cut off pieces of it and drape it over statues of herself or heroes.
Athena was the patron goddess of the greek city Athens. Athena and the god Poseidon were figthing over who got the be the patron of Athens, when Athena came up with the idea to have a contest to see who was the better god by giving gifts to the people of Athens. Athena let Poseidon go first, and his gift was a spring of water. When the Athenians tried it, they found it was salt water, and they let Athena go next. Athena produced an olive tree, saying that it provided shelter, food, and trade, so the Athenians chose Athena as their patron god. Athena’s yearly festival is Panathenaea. It is celebrated in June, and the festivities include music contests, food, parades, and sacrifices to Athena.
Athena’s most important and famous myth is about the first spider. A poor girl named Arachne was the best weaver in Greece. Her tapestries were gorgeous, and she was very kind. She always gave away her lovely tapestries and cloth, but one day, and a man commented that the goddess Athena herself must have taught her everything she knew. Arachne got cocky, and she haughtily responded that she was better than the goddess Athena, and no one taught her to weave. Athena heard these insults, and she disguised herself as an old woman. She went down to Arachne’s hut, and she gave the girl one more chance to apologize for her harsh words. Arachne simply replied that if there were ever a weaving contest between her Athena, she would win. Athena threw off her disguise and accepted the challenge. Arachne wove a beautiful tapestry depicted the gods in their most ridiculous states, but Athena wove a tapestry of the gods in all their shining glory. Athena was horrified at the tapestry Arachne wove, and she declared herself the winner. Arachne was so ashamed, she tried hanging herself, but Athena wasn’t that cruel. She simply turned Arachne into the first spider.
Athena’s best friend was Pallas. When Athena had just come out of Zeus’s skull, Zeus decided that she should go train with other female warriors. Athena met Pallas, and soon, they became best friends. One day, Athena and Pallas were training with each other, and Zeus noticed that Pallas seemed a little too aggressive toward his daughter. Since Athena was immortal, nothing could happen to her, but Pallas was only a nymph. Zeus aimed a spear at Pallas, killing her. Athena was angry with her father, and in honor of Pallas, she created a life sized statue of her, and draped a piece of her Aegis onto her. Somewhere along the way, people started getting Pallas and Athena mixed up, so Athena became Pallas Athena. Athena was just fine with that, because it was a way to honor her deceased friend.
Athena was a virgin goddess, meaning she would never get married. Even though, the god Hephaestus found her very attractive, and he stalked her everywhere. One day, Hephaestus followed Athena into her room and asked her to be his girlfriend, or something of the sort. Athena rejected him, and Hephaestus grabbed Athena’s leg and started sobbing into it. Athena found this repulsive, so she kicked Hephaestus out of the room and wiped all his nasty snot off of herself with a handkerchief. She tossed the handkerchief over the side of Mount Olympus, and Athena’s skin particles mixed in with Hephaestus’s snot created a child born out of a hankie, snot, and skin. His name was Erikthonius.
Athena was a pleasant goddess, but she had rivals. Her main ones were the god Ares and Poseidon. Ares didn’t like her, because Athena proclaimed herself the goddess of battle (or war). Ares was the god of war, so he had a problem with that. Also, Athena specialized in strategic combat, while Ares wanted to kill everyone and see a whole lot of blood. Poseidon disliked Athena, because she had “stolen” the city of Athens from him. Another time, Poseidon and his girlfriend were having a date in one of Athena’s temples, which is highly disrespectful, so there’s another reason they didn’t like each other.
The you have it. All in all, Athena is a very interesting goddess. She has her rivalries, friends, and stalker. Athena had a large family and an odd childhood spent in her father’s head. Athena created the first spider, and she also founded the city of Athens. Athena is one of the greatest Olympians, and this report just covers her top qualities.
Bibliography
Riordan, Rick. (2014). Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods, Disney Hyperion Press
http://www.classics.upenn.edu/myth/php/tools/dictionary.php?method=did®exp=500
Jo Napoli, Donna. (2013). Treasury of Greek Mythology, National Geographic
Bryant, Megan. (2010). Mythlopedia: Oh my Gods, Scholastic Inc.
Athena, goddess of wisdom and battle. She is known as Minerva in Rome, and she is the goddess of wisdom and battle. She is found in Athens, her city, or Mount Olympus in most myths. Athena was the daughter of Zeus and Metis, and she was born from her father’s split skull. Her hobby is weaving, and she is the patron goddess of Athens. Athena is an intriguing goddess, and I hope you find her as interesting as I do.
Athena’s parents are the titaness Metis, titaness of wisdom, and the god Zeus, ruler of the gods. Her immortal sisters are the goddesses Artemis, goddess of the hunt and moon, and Persephone, goddess of springtime. Athena’s immortal brothers are Ares, god of war, Dionysus, god of wine and partying, Hephaestus, god of fire and blacksmiths, Apollo, god of the sun and arts, and Hermes, messenger of the gods. Her aunts and uncles are Hestia, goddess of the hearth and home, Poseidon, god of the sea, Hades, god of the Underworld, Hera, goddess of marriage, and Demeter, goddess of agriculture. Athena has a large family!
The titaness Metis and the god Zeus were in a relationship, and one day, Metis told Zeus that she was going to have a daughter and soon after, she was going to have a son that would take over Zeus’s role. Zeus wanted to stay king, like Uranus and Kronos before him, so he turned Metis into a fly and swallowed her whole. Metis had her daughter, Athena, inside of Zeus’s head, but she never had the boy that would take over Zeus’s role. Athena spent all of her childhood in Zeus’s skull, and one day, Zeus had a splitting headache, so he ordered the god Hephaestus to split his skull open, and the goddess Athena came out wearing full battle armor and flaring her beautiful grey eyes.
Athena is portrayed as a goddess with flowing brown hair and grey eyes. She is normally wearing full battle armor and carrying a spear and her shield, the Aegis. Her sacred animals are the owl, representing wisdom from the sky, and the snake, representing wisdom from the earth. Athena’s symbols are the Aegis, her shield, or cloak in some myths, and the olive branch, which is the tree she created to be patron of the city Athens. The Aegis is described as a shield with Medusa’s head plastered on it to scare away enemies. Athena took the monster Medusa’s head and covered it in bronze, creating her shield. Since the Aegis is often seen as a cloak, Athena would cut off pieces of it and drape it over statues of herself or heroes.
Athena was the patron goddess of the greek city Athens. Athena and the god Poseidon were figthing over who got the be the patron of Athens, when Athena came up with the idea to have a contest to see who was the better god by giving gifts to the people of Athens. Athena let Poseidon go first, and his gift was a spring of water. When the Athenians tried it, they found it was salt water, and they let Athena go next. Athena produced an olive tree, saying that it provided shelter, food, and trade, so the Athenians chose Athena as their patron god. Athena’s yearly festival is Panathenaea. It is celebrated in June, and the festivities include music contests, food, parades, and sacrifices to Athena.
Athena’s most important and famous myth is about the first spider. A poor girl named Arachne was the best weaver in Greece. Her tapestries were gorgeous, and she was very kind. She always gave away her lovely tapestries and cloth, but one day, and a man commented that the goddess Athena herself must have taught her everything she knew. Arachne got cocky, and she haughtily responded that she was better than the goddess Athena, and no one taught her to weave. Athena heard these insults, and she disguised herself as an old woman. She went down to Arachne’s hut, and she gave the girl one more chance to apologize for her harsh words. Arachne simply replied that if there were ever a weaving contest between her Athena, she would win. Athena threw off her disguise and accepted the challenge. Arachne wove a beautiful tapestry depicted the gods in their most ridiculous states, but Athena wove a tapestry of the gods in all their shining glory. Athena was horrified at the tapestry Arachne wove, and she declared herself the winner. Arachne was so ashamed, she tried hanging herself, but Athena wasn’t that cruel. She simply turned Arachne into the first spider.
Athena’s best friend was Pallas. When Athena had just come out of Zeus’s skull, Zeus decided that she should go train with other female warriors. Athena met Pallas, and soon, they became best friends. One day, Athena and Pallas were training with each other, and Zeus noticed that Pallas seemed a little too aggressive toward his daughter. Since Athena was immortal, nothing could happen to her, but Pallas was only a nymph. Zeus aimed a spear at Pallas, killing her. Athena was angry with her father, and in honor of Pallas, she created a life sized statue of her, and draped a piece of her Aegis onto her. Somewhere along the way, people started getting Pallas and Athena mixed up, so Athena became Pallas Athena. Athena was just fine with that, because it was a way to honor her deceased friend.
Athena was a virgin goddess, meaning she would never get married. Even though, the god Hephaestus found her very attractive, and he stalked her everywhere. One day, Hephaestus followed Athena into her room and asked her to be his girlfriend, or something of the sort. Athena rejected him, and Hephaestus grabbed Athena’s leg and started sobbing into it. Athena found this repulsive, so she kicked Hephaestus out of the room and wiped all his nasty snot off of herself with a handkerchief. She tossed the handkerchief over the side of Mount Olympus, and Athena’s skin particles mixed in with Hephaestus’s snot created a child born out of a hankie, snot, and skin. His name was Erikthonius.
Athena was a pleasant goddess, but she had rivals. Her main ones were the god Ares and Poseidon. Ares didn’t like her, because Athena proclaimed herself the goddess of battle (or war). Ares was the god of war, so he had a problem with that. Also, Athena specialized in strategic combat, while Ares wanted to kill everyone and see a whole lot of blood. Poseidon disliked Athena, because she had “stolen” the city of Athens from him. Another time, Poseidon and his girlfriend were having a date in one of Athena’s temples, which is highly disrespectful, so there’s another reason they didn’t like each other.
The you have it. All in all, Athena is a very interesting goddess. She has her rivalries, friends, and stalker. Athena had a large family and an odd childhood spent in her father’s head. Athena created the first spider, and she also founded the city of Athens. Athena is one of the greatest Olympians, and this report just covers her top qualities.
Bibliography
Riordan, Rick. (2014). Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods, Disney Hyperion Press
http://www.classics.upenn.edu/myth/php/tools/dictionary.php?method=did®exp=500
Jo Napoli, Donna. (2013). Treasury of Greek Mythology, National Geographic
Bryant, Megan. (2010). Mythlopedia: Oh my Gods, Scholastic Inc.