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Athena. Ara Cho. Agenda. Who is Athena? Relationships Domain of Athena Symbols Special Powers Personality Traits Arachne& Athena Interesting Facts Bibliography. Who is Athena?. Also Known as Minerva Full name: Pallas Athena Goddess of wisdom, war, art, industry, and skill
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Agenda • Who is Athena? • Relationships • Domain of Athena • Symbols • Special Powers • Personality Traits • Arachne& Athena • Interesting Facts • Bibliography
Who is Athena? • Also Known as Minerva • Full name: Pallas Athena • Goddess of wisdom, war, art, industry, and skill • Favorite child of Zeus • Best weaver in the world
Relationships • Born from Zeus’s head • Mother: Metis • Father: Zeus • Best friend: Pallas
Domain of Athena • Athens • Won Athens from a quarrel with Poseidon • Gave olive tree as present • Has many temples at Athens
Symbols • Wisdom -snakes -owls • Trees -Mulberry -Oak -Olive • War • -Shield • Skill • -Weaving • -Wool Working
Special Powers • Weapon -Armor -Zeus’s Buckler with Medusa’s head -Sometimes use thunderbolt • Skillful • -weaver • -sculptor WISDOM!!!
Personality Traits • Heroic • Caring for justice • Fair • Wise • Independent • Strong I ROCK!!!!
Arachne& Athena • Myth of how spiders were created • Arachne thinks she’s the best weaver • Challenges to Athena • Athena gets angry • Arachne commits suicide • Athena makes her spider • Check out short video about Athena & Arachne
Interesting Facts • Parthenon was dedicated to Athena • Was a virgin • Only god to use Aegis, Zeus’s shield
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