Quiz
Bonus Question
Athena
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How was Athena's child born?
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1. Name one of Athena's Parents.
2. What is Athena's symbol?
3. How many children did she have in the traditional sense?
4. Who's head was split open for Athena to be born?
5.Athena was the Greek goddess of ________ and ________.
What Athena Was Known For
Athena was known for her superb logic and intellect. She was called to settle disputes frequently. She is usually portrayed as one of the most benevolent goddesses ...strong, fair, and merciful. In Greek mythology Athena was, in essence, the prototype of the contemporary "career woman". She was not involved in romance as some of the other goddesses were.
Did Athena Have Children
She did not have any children in the
traditional sense. If you base this on
the Percy Jackson series she had a
brain child, or in other words she had
a child that was born out of thoughts.
The name of her child was Erichthonius.
Athena's Family Background
She Was The Goddess Of...
Athena parents were Zeus and Metis. Metis was one of Zeus's wives. But Athena didn't have her mom when she was born, because Zeus had swallowed her. He swallowed her when he found out that Metis was pregnant. Zeus feared she was pregnant with a boy. Zeus didn't want his own son to be stronger than him, so he swallowed Metis who was actually pregnant with his daughter, Athena. When Metis was in the stomach of Zeus she started to make clothing for Athena. Soon Zeus was in a lot of pain. So he asked his son, Hephaestus to comfort him. He split Zeus's head open and that is when Athena came out fully clothed in armor.
Athena was the goddess of wisdom and military victory/war. Even though she was a goddess of war she had no taste for blood.
Athena's Symbol
The owl was a symbol for Athena, goddess of wisdom and strategy, before the Greeks gave their pantheon human forms. According to myth, an owl sat on Athena’s blind side, so that she could see the whole truth. In Ancient Greece, the owl was a symbol of a higher wisdom, and it was also a guardian of the Acropolis.
By: Jessica Sartin