Athena-Goddess of War and Wisdom
Athena was born from a mortal woman named Metis, (meaning wisdom) and fathered by Zeus, king of the gods. The story starts off by Zeus taking Metis as his wife. Soon after she became pregnant. The gods Gaea, mother-earth, and the starry Uranus, god of the sky, found out that Metis was with child and gave Zeus some advice. They both told Zeus that Metis would give birth to a child who would come to be wiser and a far better warrior than he. Under advisement of Gaea and Uranus he swallowed Metis before she could give birth fearing that the child would overthrow him. In newer text, the story of Athenas birth is portrayed with trickery, by a crafty Zeus, in which he first turns Metis into a fly and then swallows her. When time came for the birth of the child, Hephaestus (son of Zeus and Hera) took an ax to the head of Zeus and split it open. Again, in newer text, Athena is born inside her father and releases herself with her sharp blade cutting herself out. With a roarin!
prung out of Zeus’s head. She was fully grown and dressed in her battle armor. In one hand she carried a shield and in the other a spear and she wore a helmet of gold. Athena daughter of Zeus was very close to her father since she was born from him. Zeus grew to admire her. And this is the birth of Athena, goddess of war and wisdom. Athena is the daughter of Zeus. She was very close to her father since she was born from him. The goddess Athen had basic gifts, her powers, her wisdom, and the masculinity of her virgin nature. She is known as Athena Parthenos (parthenos meaning virgin). She was the patron goddess of Athens. She watched and protected the people of Athens. They would pay tributes to their goddess by having processions and festivals in her honor. Other than being the goddess of war and wisdom. She was also the goddess of other specific arts, crafts, and skills. The hissing of serpents inspired her to invent the flute. She was a good-hearted goddess. She had great devotion in helping out the heroes of the anci
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