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{{Infobox | {{Infobox deity | ||
| | | type = Greek | ||
| | | name = Athena | ||
|image = | | image = Athena Parthenos Altemps Inv8622.jpg | ||
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| | | caption = Marble Greek copy signed "Antiokhos", a first-century BC variant of [[Phidias]]' fifth-century ''[[Athena Promachos]]'' that stood on the [[Acropolis]] | ||
| | | god_of = Goddess of Wisdom, Warfare, Divine Intelligence, Architecture, and Crafts<ref name="MythEncyclopedia">{{cite web|url=http://www.mythencyclopedia.com/Ar-Be/Athena.html|title=Athena|publisher=Myths Encyclopedia|accessdate=2009-11-24| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20100104120528/http://mythencyclopedia.com/Ar-Be/Athena.html| archivedate= 4 January 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> <br/> Patron Goddess of Athens<ref name="MythEncyclopedia"/> | ||
| | | abode = [[Mount Olympus]], [[Athens]] | ||
| symbol = [[Owl of Athena|Owls]], [[Olive trees]], [[Snakes]], [[Aegis]], [[Armor]], [[Helmets]], [[Spear]]s, [[Gorgoneion]] | |||
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| parents = [[Metis (mythology)|Metis]]; [[Metis (mythology)|Metis]] and [[Zeus]]; [[Zeus]]<ref>According to [[Hesiod]]'s [[Theogony]], Metis was Athena's mother, but, according to [[Homer]]'s [[Iliad]], after Zeus swallowed Metis because she was pregnant with Athene (to prevent the birth), Athene sprang forth from the head of Zeus nonetheless and later it was declared that she "had no mother"</ref> | |||
| siblings = [[Artemis]], [[Aphrodite]], the [[Muse]]s, the [[Graces]], [[Ares]], [[Apollo]], [[Dionysus]], [[Hebe (mythology)|Hebe]], [[Hermes]], [[Heracles]], [[Helen of Troy]], [[Hephaestus]], [[Minos]], [[Perseus]], [[Porus (mythology)|Porus]] | |||
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| mount = | |||
| Roman_equivalent = [[Minerva]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
A Greek Goddess, known as the Roman goddess Minerva or Pallas. Daughter of [[offspring of ::Zeus]], half-brother of [[sibling of::Perseus]]. She is goddess [[God of::War]], [[God of::Weaving]]. Her characteristics are [[characteristic::goatskin]] and [[characteristic::shield]] | A Greek Goddess, known as the Roman goddess Minerva or Pallas. Daughter of [[offspring of ::Zeus]], half-brother of [[sibling of::Perseus]]. She is goddess [[God of::War]], [[God of::Weaving]]. Her characteristics are [[characteristic::goatskin]] and [[characteristic::shield]] | ||
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Goddess of Wisdom, Warfare, Divine Intelligence, Architecture, and Crafts[1] Patron Goddess of Athens[1] | |
 }Marble Greek copy signed "Antiokhos", a first-century BC variant of Phidias' fifth-century Athena Promachos that stood on the Acropolis | |
| Abode | Mount Olympus, Athens |
| Symbol | Owls, Olive trees, Snakes, Aegis, Armor, Helmets, Spears, Gorgoneion |
| Parents | Metis; Metis and Zeus; Zeus[2] |
| Siblings | Artemis, Aphrodite, the Muses, the Graces, Ares, Apollo, Dionysus, Hebe, Hermes, Heracles, Helen of Troy, Hephaestus, Minos, Perseus, Porus |
| Roman equivalent | Minerva |
A Greek Goddess, known as the Roman goddess Minerva or Pallas. Daughter of Zeus, half-brother of Perseus. She is goddess War, Weaving. Her characteristics are goatskin and shield
She is referenced in the following articles
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Template:Cite web
- ↑ According to Hesiod's Theogony, Metis was Athena's mother, but, according to Homer's Iliad, after Zeus swallowed Metis because she was pregnant with Athene (to prevent the birth), Athene sprang forth from the head of Zeus nonetheless and later it was declared that she "had no mother"
