jsyk, Ergane refers specifically to working the loom. Athena Ergane can't be invoked for just any ol' work
Χαιρέ!
Not sure where youre getting the 'working the loom specifically' part of that claim, but every source ive come across seems to say that it simply means work pertaining to the arts.
While youre not necessarily wrong, per se, in that it doesn't just mean work in general, i'd prefer if you did more research or clarified your point before trying to educate others.
If you believe im wrong, i'd love a collection of sources to back your claim! If I read this ask wrong, do let me know what you were trying to convey.
thanks!
quotes/sources below the cut.
"Ærgáni - (Ergane; Gr. ἐργάνη, ΕΡΓΑΝΗ) the worker, in that she is the administrator and instructor of the arts of every kind."
-Hellenicgods.org
"The epithet Ergane (Εργάνη "the Industrious") pointed her out as the patron of craftsmen and artisans."
-en.wikipedia.org
"E′RGANE (Erganê) or E′RGATIS, that is, the worker, a surname of Athena, who was believed to preside over and instruct man in all kinds of arts. (Paus. v. 14. § 5, i. 24. § 3; Plut. de Fort. p. 99, a.; Hesych. s. v.)"
"As Athena Ergane, she was patron of crafts and craft workers. This didn't simply include traditionally feminine crafts such as weaving, but also many of the more industrial ones like metalworking and pottery."
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Here is a list of Athena's epithets regarding strategy and wisdom! These may be more blatant ones or ones that I thought I should include! Some may not have the Greek translation, sorry!
Glaukopis - Bright-eyed/Of gleaming eyes (Also translated as grey-eyed)
Alalcomeneis - Powerful Defender
Nike - Victorious
I'm sorry I couldn't find any more that are more specific, I really hope these are right, I'm still figuring out how to properly research these things!
ATHENA AKRAIA: this epithet is given to many gods for the frequency of their altars and shrines appearing on mountains or hilltops.
ATHENA IN TEGEA: worshipped under her epithet of Alea, in reference to her protection of women in need. In the story, Athena punishes the invading army for the destruction of her temple and the murder of the two sisters seeking refuge within it, which becomes the most commonly told myth in the area about both the goddess and the rebuilt temple.
ATHENA AREIA: instituted by Orestes in Athens after being acquitted for murder. This aspect of Athena is centered around justice and the atonement for wrongdoings, regardless of legal verdict.
ATHENA KHALKIOIKON: the lady of the brazen or bronze house, an epithet most commonly used in Sparta, where there was a temple to Athena roofed in bronze and a bronze statue of the goddess within it.
Alea: provider of refuge. Mostly worshipped at the shrine to this epithet of hers in the Arkadian city of Tegea, alea refers to the story of two young girls that ran into the temple to escape the soldiers pillaging Tegea.
Makhanitis: the contriver of plans and devices
Aethyia: in reference to the goddess instructing men in the ways of shipbuilding; could be interpreted as ‘diver’.
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