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Pallas Athena/Minerva. Zeus actually gave birth to Athena right out of the top of his head. She was full-grown and wearing a full suit of armor. She was Zeus’s favorite child and it is if she sprung from his imagination. She is a fierce and ruthless battle goddess.
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Pallas Athena/Minerva • Zeus actually gave birth to Athena right out of the top of his head. • She was full-grown and wearing a full suit of armor. • She was Zeus’s favorite child and it is if she sprung from his imagination. • She is a fierce and ruthless battle goddess.
She only defends the state and home. • She is the goddess of the city and the protector of civilized life, crafts, and agriculture. • She contributed to society by inventing the bridle and helping man to first tame horses. • She is one of three virgin goddesses and was the leader of them.
These virgin goddesses are Maidens or Parthenes. • Her temple was called the Parthenon. • At first she was known as a goddess of battle or war but later poetry emphasizes her virtues as wisdom, purity, and reasoning (logic). • Mini bio information. • She was known for her gray eyes, although sometimes the translation would indicate they were flashing instead.
Her favorite city was Athens. • Her tree was the olive tree. • Her bird was the owl indicating wisdom.
Phoebus/Apollo • Apollo was the son of Zeus and Leto and was born in Delphi. • He was considered the most Greek of all the gods. • He is similar to a jack-of-all-trades in that he can do and is responsible for many different things.
According to poetry, he is a master musician who plays the lyre. • He is the archer god who has silver arrows. • He is a healer and first taught man about medicine. • He is the god of light and there is no darkness around him. This gives him the honor of being the god of truth.
Apollo had a plethora of names. • He was known as Delian of Delos (birthplace). • He was also known as Pythian. He acquires this name by completing a dangerous task. He went into the cave of Parnassus with a python snake and killed it with his lightening fast silver arrows. • He was also known as Thelycian. Thelycian was a three-part god, the wolf god, the god of light, and the god of Lycia.
In the Iliad he is called Sminthian who happened to be a mouse god. It is not known whether he was given this name because he protected mice or destroyed them. • Phoebus was also called the sun god even though Helios was the true sun god.
Characteristics of Apollo • He was benevolent. • He provided a direct link between man and the gods. • He could show mortals how to appease the gods so their sins could be washed away.
Conflicts in Character • Myths about Apollo contain very few accounts of cruelty and pitilessness. • There are two ideas fighting inside of him. • The first idea is primitive and crude (the unrefined idea). An example of this might be literally barbaric behavior. Another example would be a rough draft.
The second idea would be beautiful and poetic. This would be refined and civilized behavior like you would see at a formal dinner party. It also would be a finished and flawless piece of work. • Mini bio information • His tree is the laurel tree. • His sacred animals are dolphins and crows.
