Athena
- proper noun
- /əˈθiːnə/
- Literature
- So obviously with this lineage, Athena became the Greek goddess of war.
- the goddess Athena
- temple of Athena
- Zeus and Athena
In today's video, I transformed myself into Athena or a golden goddess.
- In today's video, I transformed myself into Athena or a golden goddess.
- Odysseus, with help, steals the talismanic statue of Athena from Troy, the Palladium.
- They like Poseidon, of course, but not quite as much as Athena, who's goddess of wisdom, Right.
- Ares, Athena, war in different aspects.
- And, you know, the God of strategy is actually a goddess is Athena.
- And there's even early Christian denominations that would say like Zeus and Athena and Aphrodite, they're all demons that Jesus came to save everybody from.
- And so if I'm in Athens and there are people saying that Athena doesn't exist, that's probably taken Thea Athena off.
Examples
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According to the legend, the ancient Mentor was actually Athena, the goddess of war and wisdom.
Academic text (2005) -
Prometheus stole the mechanical arts of Hephaestus and Athena, and fire, and gave them to man.
Academic text (1999) -
Meet me at the statue of Athena.
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Daughter of Athena, the goddess of wisdom.
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I am the goddess Athena, dedicating myself to teaching the children of Aries.
Fiction book (1994) -
When Alexander reached the coast, he built altars to Zeus, Athena, and Heracles and then departed by boat.
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Odysseus, with help, steals the talismanic statue of Athena from Troy, the Palladium.
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Discovered by German astronomer Heinrich Olbers, this object was named for Pallas Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom and war.
Academic text (2002) -
Perseus entered, crept towards the Gorgon's slumbering forms, guiding his way with the reflections on Athena's shield.
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In the Parthenon, there stands a magnificent statue of Athena, the goddess of wisdom.
Synonyms
A Roman goddess of wisdom, war, and art, like the Greek Athena
A goddess of wisdom, arts, and war in Greek myth
The Greek goddess of wisdom, practical skills, and war who protects Athens
A Greek goddess of wisdom and war who protects the city of Athens
A Greek goddess of wisdom, crafts, and war who protected Athens, like the Roman Minerva
Surface Forms
Etymology
The name Athena comes from ancient Greek stories and is linked to the city Athens, which she protects. A helpful way to remember her is the picture of a woman with a helmet and shield, so she stands for 'protection' and 'wisdom'.