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Athena

Athena

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A Greek goddess of wisdom, crafts, and war who protects Athens
  • proper noun
  • /əˈθiːnə/
  • Literature
translation icon : Atenea
  • 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.

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Examples

  • 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.

  • Daughter of Athena, the goddess of wisdom.

  • 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.

  • Odysseus, with help, steals the talismanic statue of Athena from Troy, the Palladium.

  • 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.

  • In the Parthenon, there stands a magnificent statue of Athena, the goddess of wisdom.

Synonyms

Minerva
vsAthena
  • Literature
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A Roman goddess of wisdom, war, and art, like the Greek Athena

is the original Greek figure rather than the Roman counterpart
Pallas
vsAthena
  • Literature
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A goddess of wisdom, arts, and war in Greek myth

is the fuller name that includes both epithet and personal name
Athene
vsAthena
  • Literature
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The Greek goddess of wisdom, practical skills, and war who protects Athens

is the more common modern English form of that name
Pallas Athena
vsAthena
  • Literature
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A Greek goddess of wisdom and war who protects the city of Athens

is the traditional English name for the same deity
Pallas Athene
vsAthena
  • Literature
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A Greek goddess of wisdom, crafts, and war who protected Athens, like the Roman Minerva

is an alternative combined epithet used for the same protector

Surface Forms

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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'.