𝘿𝙚𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙖 𝘿𝙖𝙮: 𝘼𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙣𝙖
Athena is the Olympian Goddess of wisdom, good counsel, war(especially war strategy), weaving, pottery and the defence of towns. She was born of Zeus' head without a Mother, and is a Virgin Goddess, as she never married or had any children of her own. She is one of the most mythologically significant deities, as she is a large influence in the Illiad, Odyssey, along with being the main character in her Birth myth, the myth of Athena & Pallas, Athena & Typhoeus, the Contest of Athena & Poseidon for Athens, the Contest for Troezen and many more. 𝔈𝔭𝔦𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔱𝔰 🧠Nike - Victory 🧠Areia - Warlike 🧠Salpinx - War Trumpet 🧠Zosteria - Girder of Armour 🧠Sthenias - of Strength 🧠 Polemedokos - War-Sustaining 🧠Hippia - Of the Horses 🧠Khalintis - Bridler of Horses 🧠Eryma - Defender 🧠Soteira - Saviour 🧠Alalkomeneis - Protectress 🧠Polias - Of the City 🧠Polioukhos - City-Protectress 🧠Ergane - Worker 🧠Paiona - Healer 🧠Hygeia - Of Good Health 🧠Alea - Refuge 🧠Amboulia - Of Counsel 🧠Pronoia - Foresight 🧠Apatouria - Deceiver 🧠Oxyderkes - Sharp-Sighted 🧠Koryphasia - Of the Head 🧠Parthenos - Virgin/Maiden 🧠Korie - Maiden 🧠Xenia - Of the Foreigner 🧠Agoraia - Of the Marketplace 🧠Pronaia - Of the Fore-temple 🧠Kissaia - Of the Growing Ivy 🧠Kyparissia - Of the Cypress Grove 🧠Axiopoinos - Returning Vengence 🧠Anemotis - Of the Winds 🧠Alektor - Rooster 🧠Mater - Mother 🧠Sais - Of Sais(Egyptian Goddess) 🧠Onga - Of Onga(Phoenician Goddess) 🧠Pallas - Warrior/Master of Warcraft ℭ𝔲𝔩𝔱 ℭ𝔢𝔫𝔱𝔯𝔢𝔰 🧠Athens 🧠Peiraios 🧠Mounykhia 🧠Sounion 🧠Zoster 🧠Phyla & Myrrhinos 🧠Akharnai 🧠Pentelikos 🧠Phaleron 🧠Lakiadai 🧠Kephisos 🧠Megara 🧠Corinth 🧠Sikyon 🧠Titane 🧠Argos 🧠Kleonai 🧠Lessa 🧠Epidauros 🧠Troezen 🧠Mt. Bouporthmos 🧠Hermione 🧠Mt. Pontinos 🧠Sparta 🧠Amyklai 🧠Kythion 🧠Akirai 🧠Onognathos 🧠Epidauros Limera 🧠Brasiai 🧠Las 🧠Hippola 🧠Leuktra 🧠Pherai 🧠Corone 🧠Mothone 🧠Pylos 🧠Kyparissia 🧠Elis 🧠Olympia 🧠Skillos 🧠Letrini 🧠Patrai 🧠Larisos 🧠Dyme 🧠Triteia 🧠Panormos 🧠Aigion 🧠Aigeira 🧠Pellene 🧠Megalopolis 🧠Mantineia 🧠Pheneos 🧠Kleitor 🧠Alea 🧠Aliphera 🧠Teuthis 🧠Mainalos 🧠Akakesion 🧠Haimonai 🧠Boreios 🧠Thebes 🧠Plataia 🧠Teumessos 🧠Thespiai 🧠Alalkomene 🧠Khalkis 🧠Delphi 🧠Koroneia 🧠Daulis 🧠Tithorea 🧠Elateia 🧠Amphissa 🧠Trakhis 🧠Itonos 🧠Nea 🧠Poieessa 🧠Khios 🧠Samos 🧠Lindos 🧠Knossos 🧠Ilios(Anatolia) 🧠Smyrna(Anatolia) 🧠Phokaia(Anatolia) 🧠Erythrai(Anatolia) 🧠Phaselis(Anatolia) 🧠Side(Anatolia) 🧠Himera(Italy) 🧠Herakleia(Italy) 🧠Salentine(Italy) 🧠Surrenton(Italy) 🧠Lukeria(Italy) 🧠Rome(Italy) 🧠Kirkaion(Italy) 🧠Odysseia(Iberia) 𝔖𝔞𝔠𝔯𝔢𝔡 𝔓𝔩𝔞𝔫𝔱𝔰 🧠Olive tree 🧠Ivy 🧠Cypress 𝔖𝔞𝔠𝔯𝔢𝔡 𝔄𝔫𝔦𝔪𝔞𝔩𝔰/𝔖𝔶𝔪𝔟𝔬𝔩𝔰 🧠Owl 🧠Horses 🧠Snakes 🧠Gorgonaion 🧠Crested helm 🧠Aegis ℭ𝔯𝔶𝔰𝔱𝔞𝔩𝔰 🧠Lapis Lazuli 🧠Azurite 🧠Celestite 🧠Topaz 🧠Carnelian 𝔉𝔲𝔫 𝔉𝔞𝔠𝔱𝔰 🧠 Athena is usually said to have no Mother, however some sources say that Metis actually gave birth to Athena inside Zeus after he consumed her, where she crafted Athena's sacred armour, shield and spear. When Athena was fully grown, she caused Zeus to have such a bad headache he asked Hephaistos to split his skull open, from which came Athena, fully armed and grown. 🧠Athena has been syncretized with many other Goddesses, including Neith of the Kemetic Pantheon, and Onga, a Phoenician Goddess. To me this is a great example of how widespread and varied her cultic worship is. 🧠 While Athena is usually shown in myths as being a "superior war god" to Ares, this is likely due to the Athenians having a biased view, and often considered Ares a foreign God, it is more accurate to say that Athena is more aligned with the strategy aspect of war, and Ares is more aligned with the bloody aspects of war.
