Athena
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Athena
, Athene Greek myth a virgin goddess of wisdom, practical skills, and prudent warfare. She was born, fully armed, from the head of Zeus
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Athena
sprang from the head of Zeus when Hephaestus split it open with an axe. [Gk. Myth.: Benét, 60]
See: Childbirth
Athena
(Rom. Minerva) protector of craftsmen. [Gk. Myth.: Kravitz, 67]
See: Craftsmanship
Athena
assumes Mentor’s form to persuade Telemachus to search for his father. [Gk. Lit.: Odyssey]
See: Disguise
Athena
Athens’ patroness; goddess of war and fecundity. [Gk. Myth.: Parrinder, 33; Kravitz, 40]
See: Fertility
Athena
goddess of spinning and weaving. [Gk. Myth.: Howe, 45]
See: Sewing and Weaving
Athena
goddess who had no love affairs and never married, called Parthenos, ‘the Virgin.’ [Gk. Myth.: Benét, 60]
See: Virginity
Athena
(Rom. Minerva) goddess of war. [Gk. Myth.: Howe, 44]
See: War
Athena (Rom. Minerva)
goddess of wisdom. [Gk. and Rom. Myth.: Brewer Dictionary, 713]
See: Wisdom
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Athena
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