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Athena[ b] or Athene, [ c] often given the epithet Pallas, [ d] is an ancient Greek goddess associated with wisdom, warfare, and handicraft. [ 4] Greek historians mention that Athena has ancient Libyan origins in North Africa [ 5][ e][ f][ 6] and was later syncretized with the Roman goddess Minerva. [ 7]
Owl of Athena. Silver tetradrachm coin at the Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon depicting the owl of Athena ( c. 480 –420 BC). The inscription "ΑΘΕ" is an abbreviation of ΑΘΗΝΑΙΩΝ, which may be translated as "of the Athenians". In daily use the Athenian drachmas were called glaukes (γλαῦκες, owls). This silver coin was first ...
Aegis. The aegis ( / ˈiːdʒɪs / EE-jis; [ 1] Ancient Greek: αἰγίς aigís ), as stated in the Iliad, is a device carried by Athena and Zeus, variously interpreted as an animal skin or a shield and sometimes featuring the head of a Gorgon. There may be a connection with a deity named Aex, a daughter of Helios and a nurse of Zeus or ...
In Athens Nike was often honored alongside Athena or as an attribute of Athena, where she was called Athena Nike. According to Sikes, Nike was worshipped as a facet of Athena due to her role as the city's patron goddess and namesake, her preeminence allowing her to assume some of the functions and epithets originally reserved for Nike alone. [ 9 ]
The Gorgons ( / ˈɡɔːrɡənz / GOR-gənz; Ancient Greek: Γοργώνες ), [ 2] in Greek mythology, are three monstrous sisters, Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa, said to be the daughters of Phorcys and Ceto. They lived near their sisters the Graeae, and were able to turn anyone who looked at them to stone. Euryale and Stheno were immortal, but ...
The statue of Athena Parthenos[ N 1] ( Ancient Greek: Παρθένος Ἀθηνᾶ, lit. 'Athena the Virgin') was a monumental chryselephantine sculpture of the goddess Athena. Attributed to Phidias and dated to the mid-fifth century BCE, it was an offering from the city of Athens to Athena, its tutelary deity. The naos of the Parthenon on the ...
The Temple of Athena Nike ( Greek: Ναός Αθηνάς Νίκης, Naós Athinás Níkis) is a temple on the Acropolis of Athens, dedicated to the goddesses Athena and Nike. Built around 420 BC, the temple is the earliest fully Ionic temple on the Acropolis. It has a prominent position on a steep bastion at the south west corner of the ...
Symbols of the goddess Athena. Pages in category "Symbols of Athena" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent ...