Athena was the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom and good counsel, war, the defence of towns, heroic endeavour, weaving, pottery and various other crafts. She was depicted as a stately woman armed with a shield and spear, and wearing a long robe, crested h
CLASSICAL LITERATURE QUOTESPOSTHOMERICA : BATTLE OF PENTHESILEIAAthena drove the Amazon Penthesileia to face Akhilleus in single combat upon her arrival at Troy. The goddess was also present to oversee the day's battles.Quintus Smyrnaeus, Fall of Troy 1. 154 ff (trans. Way) (Greek epic ...
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[her first name] Those are pretty big shoes to fill. No, I am not a goddess, but I do draw from some of her virtues. Athena, in Greek mythology, is the Goddess of wisdom, war and peace. I think a little part of me is a warrior, I mean I was quite the tomboy growing up and...
Athena's birthday, March 14, falls onWhite Day, a common celebration in Japan and neighbouring countries that is a counterpart to Valentine's Day. Of all the playableKOFcharacters, Athena has the most changes of outfits and hair styles, switching her clothes in each mainline game she participa...
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Athena is the daughter of Zeus and the Greek goddess of wisdom and war. Her Roman counterpart is Minerva. TriviaIn her friend greeting in Fire Emblem Heroes, the phrase Athena is likely trying to say is a Japanese idiom, "青は藍より出でて藍より青し," which translates to "Although blue...
Quotes [her first name] Those are pretty big shoes to fill. No, I am not a goddess, but I do draw from some of her virtues. Athena, in Greek mythology, is the Goddess of wisdom, war and peace. I think a little part of me is a warrior, I mean I was quite the tomboy growing...
Greek Name Αθηνη Transliteration Athênê Latin Spelling Athena Translation Minerva Athena, Paestan red-figure bell krater C4th B.C., British Museum ATHENA was the Olympian goddess of wisdom, war, heroism and crafts.This page contains tales of the goddess' wrath which was, for the...
"As a tribute of praise, chanted as it were duly and truly, in honor of the Goddess on this her day of Festival [i.e. the Lesser Panathenaea, held early in June]."Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 3. 14. 6 (trans. Aldrich) (Greek mythographer C2nd A.D.) : "He [the mythical ki...