She was fierce and brave in battle; however, she only took part in wars that defended the state and home from outside enemies. She was the patron of the city, handcraft, and agriculture. She invented the bridle, which permitted man to tame horses, the trumpet, the flute, the pot, the rake, the plow, the yoke, the ship, and the chariot. She was the embodiment of wisdom, reason, and purity. She was Zeus’ favourite child and was allowed to use his weapons including his thunderbolt. Her holy tree was the olive tree and she was often symbolised as an owl.

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ATHENA; GODDESS OF WISDOM AND WAR

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ATHENA

Goddess of wisdom, handicraft, and warfare. Athena is famous for helping out heroes and also known for protecting civilized life. She was the patron of the city of Athens and the city is named after Athena for memory of her.

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Statues Under the Sunlight

"The moment where the sun's eternal lights meet the statues that have been waiting in the darkness for centuries."

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Reproduction of Athena Parthenos

Construction of the Parthenon began in 447 BCE after the orders of the Athenian statesman Pericles. Construction was completed 15 years later. Athena Parthenos, the most renowned image of Athens, stood in the temple with the serpent of Erichthonius at her feet, the head of Medusa on her breast, and a pair of serpents around her waist. The statue was over 37 feet tall (11.5 meters) and the gold weighed about 1,000 kg (2,400 lbs). The entrance to the main temple was through the east main door.

This replica, modeled after the original statue that once appeared in the former temple on the Athenian Acropolis, took eight years to complete, and is the largest piece of indoor sculpture in the Western World.

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pallas athena, the glorious goddess, bright-eyed, inventive, unbending of heart, pure virgin, saviour of cities, courageous, tritogeneia. from his awful head wise zeus himself bare her arrayed in warlike arms of flashing gold, and awe seized all the gods as they gazed.

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Some Epithets of Athena

Alalkomenêis - Protectress

Areia - Of War, Warlike

Evræsítækhnos (euresitechnus) - inventor of the arts , the worker.

Glafkóhpis (glaucopis) - owl-eyed, with gleaming eyes. Glafs can mean “owl,” as the owl has large eyes like a moon, Glafkóh being a name of the moon.

Kydrí (cydre) - glorious, illustrious, noble.

Mægalóhnimos (megalonimus) - the mighty Goddess “with a great name”, who “gives glory” to those whom she favors because of their virtue.

Mítir Tǽkhni - Mother of the Arts.

Nikê (Nicé) - Victory

Omvrimóthymos (ombrimothymus)- strong of spirit.

Oplophóros (hoplophorus) - Armed, warrior.

Pallás - Pallás from the palpitating "shaking" heart of Zagreus which she rescued after the Titans destroyed the god.

Philǽnthæos - Filled with divine influence.

Polioukhos ( Poliuchus ) - City Protectress

Polývoulos - Of many wise counselings, exceeding wise.

Voulaia - Of the council - she being honored with a statue in the chamber of the council.