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Athena Ergane

．．．．bright-eyed Athena.

For she takes no pleasure in the things done by golden Aphrodite.

What does please her is wars and what is done by Ares,

battles and fighting, as well as the preparation of splendid pieces of craftsmanship.

For she was the first to teach mortal humans to be craftsmen

in making war-chariots and other things on wheels, decorated with bronze.

And she it is who teaches maidens, tender of skin, inside the palaces,

the skill of making splendid pieces of craftsmanship, putting it

firmly into each one’s mind.