the horse was an offering toAthena(goddess of war) that would make Troy impregnable. Despite the warnings ofLaocoönandCassandra, the horse was taken inside the city gates. That night Greek warriors emerged f
Said to be protected by the goddess Athena (who lent her name to the city), Athens was already a major center ofMycenaean civilizationby 1400 B.C. 4) The highest temperature ever recorded in Europe was in Athens The temperature in Athens soared to a record-breaking 118.4 F (48 C) on ...
Athena, in Greek religion, the city protectress, goddess of war, handicraft, and practical reason, identified by the Romans with Minerva. Representing the intellectual and civilized side of war and the virtues of justice and skill, Athena was superior to
From Athena to Zeus: Basics of Greek Mythology A Study of Greek and Roman Mythology Oh My Heavens: A Quiz Related Questions Which Greek deity besides Ares was usually assigned to the sphere of war? Who are some of the major figures of Greek mythology?
Thetis, in Greek mythology, a Nereid loved by Zeus and Poseidon. When Themis (goddess of Justice), however, revealed that Thetis was destined to bear a son who would be mightier than his father, the two gods gave her to Peleus, king of the Myrmidons of T
Amazon, in Greek mythology, member of a race of women warriors. They figure in traditional tales of Heracles’ labors and the Trojan War. Their representation in ancient art transformed from resembling the warrior goddess Athena to the hunter goddess Art
The murder was avenged by Orestes, who returned to slay both his mother and her paramour. Britannica Quiz From Athena to Zeus: Basics of Greek MythologyThe Editors of Encyclopaedia BritannicaThis article was most recently revised and updated by Alicja Zelazko....
(the dead Achilles’ armour) not to himself but toOdysseus. Ajax thereupon attempts to assassinate Odysseus and the contest’s judges, the Greek commandersAgamemnonandMenelaus, but is frustrated by the intervention of the goddessAthena. He cannot bear his humiliation and throws himself on his own...
Athena: goddess of war, handicraft, and practical reason Aphrodite: goddess of sexual love and beauty Poseidon: god of the sea, earthquakes, and horses Hermes: god of fertility Hades: god of the underworld Dionysus: god of fruitfulness and vegetation Demeter: goddess of agriculture Apollo: one ...
facing unexpected obstacles and danger. He meets with his protector-goddessAthenaand reveals himself first to his faithful swineherd Eumaeus and then to Telemachus before developing a complicated plan to dispose of the suitors. During Odysseus’s absence, Penelope resisted the importuning of more than...