Athena the Greek Goddess :: Greek Mythology

genus AtheneAthena was the virgin daughter of the great god Zeus and she was as well as one of the great Olympian deities.Not only was she the goddess of wisdom exactly she was also the goddess of war and the patroness of arts and crafts. Which led her to be a great leader Athena was born beside the river Triton where she was nurtured by 3 nymphs. One of the nymphsWas her playmate, Pallas. When she was just a girl, Athena accidentally killed Pallas. As a token of her grief Athena put the nymphs name before her own, so she was often know as Pallas Athena.Athena was endowed with more than wisdom from her mother Metis, which means cunning. Because she enjoyed war and was a fierce warrior she utilise her intelligence for military strategyI will give you 3 examples of how Athena used he military cunning to pass challenges-The prototypal is the Trojan WarFor ten years the Greeks tried to capture the urban center of Troy, but its walls were invincible. Athena inspired Odysseus to bui ld a hollow woody horse. He was to make the horse taller and Wider than the main gate of Troy so the Trojans had to destroy their own wall to bringIn the gift from the gods, so they thought.The next example was when the hero Perseus was forced to fight the Terrible Gorgon Medusa. goose egg was able to kill her because if you looked directly at herYou would turn to stone. Athena gave Perseus a highly polished shield so he could look at her Since he was looking at her reflection and not her face he did not turn to stonestone and was able to kill her. The third example was when Hercules was forced to clean the filthy Augean stables. He was so overwhelmed by the filth that he couldnt do it. Athena then maneuver him intoChanging the course of the Alpheus and Peneus rivers so that they would flow through the stablesAnd therefrom wash them for him. She also had a city that she was the patron goddess of.Athens, the city named afterward her to this day. She competed with Poseidon, god of the sea,to become the patron god of Athens. Their contest took place on the Acropolis. which is a Large flat hill in the middle of the city. The winner was the one who could give the better gift to the people.