The myth says that Zeus had swallowed his first wife Metis when he found out that she was pregnant. He was afraid that the prophecy of his son taking his troon would come true if the child was a boy. In remorse, he asked another god to spleet, split his head from where Athens popped out, a beautiful full-grown daughter, dressed in golden battle armor. She soon became his favoriete and the only one of his children that Zeus ever entrusted with his magic shield and the secret of where his lightening bolts were stored. Athena remained his constant ally and fierce protector, promoting his interests, serving as his advisor.
She was the goddess of wisdom, strategy and war. She never had a lover so she was also known as Athena Parthenos (Athena the Virgin), hence the name of her most famous temple, the Parthenon, on the acropolis, akropolis in Athens. Although she never had a lover she had a son, Erichthonius, who was conceived in an effort of Hephaestus to rape her and the semen landed on Gaia who gave birth to Erichthonius and gave him to Athena after his birth.
The goddess Athena was a superb strategist and many of the Greek myths recount tales of her help gegeven to various gods, goddesses, and heroes as they went into battle of faced seemingly impossible tests.
Although she was widely known in one of her roles as Athena the Goddess of War, it was as a mediator and a planner that she excelled. She always worked to prevent war, but once war had been joined the goddess Athena fought efficiently for her side. The Greek goddess Athena championed many heroes, offering them her advice and protection, helping them to win their battles. In one of her most famous adventures Athena would assume the shape of various men, women, and children to guide the wandering Odysseus. Her protection allowed the suffering hero to finally return safely to his home pagina and family. Nike, the goddess who personified Winged Victory, often accompanied the goddess Athena. Not surprising, since Athena, Goddess of War never lost a battle.
The quarrel of Athena and Poseidon, the god of the sea, is widely known. They were both competing on being the patron deities of the city of Athens so it was decided that the one who would offer the Athenians the best gift would win. Poseidon hit his trident hard on a side of the heuvel and a fontein made its appearance while the people were impressed door the gift. The only drawback was that the water of the fontein was salty like the water of the sea where Poseidon was the ruler so the fontein wasn't very useful. The present of Athena was an olijf-, olijf tree, a useful gift since it could produce olives, oil and wood at the same time. So, Athena won the competition infuriating Poseidon who flooded the plain of Attica. In the end, both gods cooperated for the good of the city.
She was the goddess of wisdom, strategy and war. She never had a lover so she was also known as Athena Parthenos (Athena the Virgin), hence the name of her most famous temple, the Parthenon, on the acropolis, akropolis in Athens. Although she never had a lover she had a son, Erichthonius, who was conceived in an effort of Hephaestus to rape her and the semen landed on Gaia who gave birth to Erichthonius and gave him to Athena after his birth.
The goddess Athena was a superb strategist and many of the Greek myths recount tales of her help gegeven to various gods, goddesses, and heroes as they went into battle of faced seemingly impossible tests.
Although she was widely known in one of her roles as Athena the Goddess of War, it was as a mediator and a planner that she excelled. She always worked to prevent war, but once war had been joined the goddess Athena fought efficiently for her side. The Greek goddess Athena championed many heroes, offering them her advice and protection, helping them to win their battles. In one of her most famous adventures Athena would assume the shape of various men, women, and children to guide the wandering Odysseus. Her protection allowed the suffering hero to finally return safely to his home pagina and family. Nike, the goddess who personified Winged Victory, often accompanied the goddess Athena. Not surprising, since Athena, Goddess of War never lost a battle.
The quarrel of Athena and Poseidon, the god of the sea, is widely known. They were both competing on being the patron deities of the city of Athens so it was decided that the one who would offer the Athenians the best gift would win. Poseidon hit his trident hard on a side of the heuvel and a fontein made its appearance while the people were impressed door the gift. The only drawback was that the water of the fontein was salty like the water of the sea where Poseidon was the ruler so the fontein wasn't very useful. The present of Athena was an olijf-, olijf tree, a useful gift since it could produce olives, oil and wood at the same time. So, Athena won the competition infuriating Poseidon who flooded the plain of Attica. In the end, both gods cooperated for the good of the city.
Artemis was born long geleden in the time of ancient greece. Her mother was the mortal leto and her father the great king of the gods zues. When Artemis and her twin apollo were to be born Hera gave an order to all the lands not to let her rest so she could give birth. But leto found an island that was not completley land and Artemis and apollo were born.
u may wonder why she is called the eternal maiden for when artemis was young she asked her father to promise to never make her marry and atemis was named the eternal maiden, the goddess of newborn animals, the hunt and all maidens.
But artemis was not a forgiving goddess. take for example a young hunter. he saw artemis bathing and was turned into a hert and killed door his own dogs. The 14 children of a woman because she boasted about her self over leto. Apollo killed her seven sons and artemis killed her seven daughters.
Artemis was an amazing goddess and is stilled portrayed in many texts today as the eternal maiden.
u may wonder why she is called the eternal maiden for when artemis was young she asked her father to promise to never make her marry and atemis was named the eternal maiden, the goddess of newborn animals, the hunt and all maidens.
But artemis was not a forgiving goddess. take for example a young hunter. he saw artemis bathing and was turned into a hert and killed door his own dogs. The 14 children of a woman because she boasted about her self over leto. Apollo killed her seven sons and artemis killed her seven daughters.
Artemis was an amazing goddess and is stilled portrayed in many texts today as the eternal maiden.