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Athena

Athena. by Nasja Wickerhauser. Names. Greek: Athena Roman: Minerva. Hans von Aachen “Pallas Athena, Venus and Juno” 1593 http://www.terminartors.com/. Goddess of. crafts domestic arts war. and later, came to be known as the Goddess of Wisdom.

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Athena

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  1. Athena by Nasja Wickerhauser

  2. Names Greek: Athena Roman: Minerva

  3. Hans von Aachen “Pallas Athena, Venus and Juno” 1593 http://www.terminartors.com/

  4. Goddess of crafts domestic arts war

  5. and later, came to be known as the Goddess of Wisdom

  6. Symbol http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athena Little owl by Naumann

  7. 1986 Greek stamp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athena

  8. Greek original by Kresilas in the Glyptothek (a museum in Munich, Germany) 430 BC http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athena

  9. Birth -Zeus was married to Metis (a daughter of Ocean- known for wisdom) -Metis became pregnant -Earth warned Zeus that a son born to Metis would overrule him -Zeus swallowed Metis -Bad headache -Help from the craftsman god Hephaestus -Hephaestus sliced open Zeus's forehead with an ax -Athena sprang forth fully armed.

  10. Family Aunts: Demeter, Hera (also stepmother), Hestia Grandparents: Kronus + Rhea Parents: Zeus + Metis Half brothers: Apollo, Hermes, Hephaestus Half sister: Artemis Uncles: Poseidon, Hades Aphrodite: Cousin

  11. Marble statue of “Pallas Giustiniani” in the Vatican at Rome Found in the temple of Minerva Medica on the Esquiline Hill 1899 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athena

  12. Athens -Athena and Poseidon were competing for position of patron god of Athens -Athena gave an olive tree -Poseidon, in trying to outdo her, made a spring -Since he was the god of the sea, it was salt water -Useless to the Athenians -Athena’s gift made her the patron deity

  13. The Lemnia Athena, named that because it was created by Phidias the Lemnian around 450 BCE http://atheism.about.com/library/FAQs/religion/blgrk_athena07.htm

  14. Bibliography http://www.mythweb.com/gods/athena.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athena http://allaboutathena.weebly.com/family-tree.html

  15. Thanks for watching!

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