Tell me about the Goddess Athena?
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Athena (Greek: Ἀθηνᾶ, Athēnâ, or Ἀθήνη, Athénē; Doric: Ἀσάνα, Asána), in ancient Greek mythology, was the goddess of wisdom, weaving, crafts, and war. Athena's wisdom encompasses the technical knowledge employed in weaving, metal-working, and war, but also includes the cunning intelligence (metis) of such trickster figures as Odysseus.\n\nShe is attended by an owl, wears a goatskin breastplate called the Aegis given to her by her father, Zeus, and is accompanied by the goddess of victory, Nike. She is often shown helmeted and with a shield bearing the Gorgon Medusa's head, a votive gift of Perseus. Athena is an armed warrior goddess, never a child, always a virgin (parthenos); she never had a consort or lover, although once Hephaestus tried and failed. Athena appears in Greek mythology as a helper of many heroes, including Heracles, Jason, and Odysseus.\n\nIn her role as a protector of the city, Athena was worshipped throughout the Greek world as Athena Polias ("Athena of the city"). She had a special relationship with Athens, as is shown by the etymological connection of the names of the goddess and the city.[1] The Parthenon, on the Acropolis of Athens is her most famous temple.\n\nIn Roman mythology, she was known as Minerva, which originated from her association with the Etruscan goddess Menerva. Quite apart from Minerva, the Romans knew her as Athena as well
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In Greek mythology, Nike (Greek Νίκη, pronounced /'nike/ "NEE-keh", meaning "Victory") , was a goddess who personified triumph and victory. She was capable of running and flying at great speeds and the sister of Cratos, Bia, and Zelus. Nike and her siblings were all companions of Zeus.
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I can only tell you about my experiences with Brigid. I view her as a Goddess and believe her to be the Goddess of inspiration, creativity, healing, poetry, and blacksmiths. I pay homage to her each year in February with a celebration of light.
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Greek mythology Artemis, is the daughter of Zeus and Leto and the twin sister of Apollo. In later times she was conflated with the goddess Diana of Roman mythology. In Etruscan mythology, she took the form of Artume.\n\nOr if you want to buy a missle please visit the link below
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It is 7 for me. Like the days of the week.  \nIn greek mythology, 7 is connected with goddess' Athena's  birth from Zeus' head.\nIn my reality, the 7th day is Sunday and it is lucky because it is day off for me!\n\nKaterina
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Note: These characters did not exist in the odyssey by Homer but in the Illiad.  My memory of the movie is a little faded, but I believe this is what you are referring to...\n\nArgument = Who is the fairest of the three goddesses?\n\nHera: Zeus' wife and the mother of Ares and Hephaistus. Hera supports the Greeks in the Iliad, since Paris did not choose her as the fairest goddess. \n\nAthena: The daughter of Zeus, Athena had no mother but rather sprang (fully armed) from Zeus' head. Athena supports the Greeks in the Iliad because she was not chosen by Paris as the fairest goddess.\n\nAphrodite: The daughter of Zeus, Aphrodite was born from the ocean's foam. She is the goddess of love and beauty. Paris chose her has the fairest of the three goddesses. She in turn gave Helen to Paris and (obviously) supports the Trojans in the Iliad.
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Aphrodite - goddess of beauty, one of the twelve Olympians \nApollo - god of poetry, music, the sun, an Olympian \nAres - god of war, an Olympian \nArtemis - goddess of the hunt, later also goddess of moon, an Olympian \nAthena - goddess of wisdom, defensive war, Athens, an Olympian \nKronos - (Cronus/Cronos) god of time, father of the first six Olympians, a Titan \nDemeter - goddess of the harvest, nature, often considered an Olympian \nDionysus - god of wine, took Hestia's place as an Olympian \nEris - goddess of discord \nEros - god of love (Cupid) \nEos - goddess of the dawn \nGaia - primordial goddess of earth, mother of the Titans \nHades - god of the underworld, often considered an Olympian \nHebe - wife of Heracles \nHekate - goddess of witchcraft, crossroads \nHelios - god who drives of the sun \nHephaestus - god of smiths, an Olympian \nHera - chief goddess, goddess of marriage, an Olympian \nHeracles-porter of Olympus \nHermes - messenger of the gods, an Olympian \nHestia - goddess of the hearth, gave up seat at Olympus to Dionysus \nPan - god of shepherds and forests \nPersephone - daughter of Demeter, queen of the dead \nPoseidon - god of the sea, an Olympian \nRhea - mother of the first six Olympians, a Titan \nSelene - goddess who drives the moon \nThanatos - god of death \nUranus - primordial god of the heavens, father of the Titans \nZeus - god of sky and air, chief Olympian \n\nGreek or traditional demigods\nAchilles \nAeacus \nAeneas \nAlexander the Great \nAmphion \nArcas \nBritomartis \nClymene \nDardanus \nThe Dioscuri, Castor and Polydeuces \nEpaphus \nHarmonia \nHelen \nHeracles (also known by the Roman spelling, Hercules) \nIapetus \nIasion \nLacedaemon \nMinos \nMemnon \nPerseus (mythology) \nRhadamanthus \nSarpedon \nTheseus \nTityas
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http://sacredearthdesigns.com/Goddess/Pendants/Freya.htm
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Do you mean "Artemis"? She is the ancient Greek goddess of the moon, hunting, wild animals, women and children, childbirth, chastity and youth. When the Romans adopted her as their own goddess, they renamed her "Dian" or "Diana". Is that what you mean by a "synonym"? She is also sometimes known as "Phoebe".\n\nCheck out the link below...
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SYMBOLS FOR ATHENA\n\n1. Gold aegis on breast - In the center of the horrifying head of the Gorgons. \n\n2. Olive-branches - Athena's gift to the citizens of Athens. \n\n3. Golden shield - Gift of Perseus (he used this shield to protect his eyes while severing the head of Medusa). \n\n4. Owl - Athena's symbol of wisdom. \n\n5. Dove - Winged Victory - Goddess symbol. \n\n6. Aura - Light or golden yellow -- intellect and intuition. \nViolet - Intelligence and knowledge. \nPurple - Royalty Gold -- Divine power. \nSilver - Moon, feminine principle. \nCold blue (light) - Intellect, truth. \nGreen - Blue and yellow combined -- mystic color of the combination of heaven and earth. \nWhite robe - Purity, chastity, triumph of spirit over flesh. \n\n7.Sun - Highest value -- Radiance, glory, independence.
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DEMETER IS THE SISTER OF ZEUS, which makes her one of the Elder Gods. She's quite an important one too because she controls the seasons and harvest and she's also an Earth Mother type of Goddess.\n\nDIONYSIUS is teh party-animal of the bunch. He's god of wine and is said to wallow in the merry-making that wine usually causes. He has followers called Maenads, female worshippers who literally go insane because of his posession.\n\nThw two are more or less connected since they both rule over fruits of the earth. Theyre not very visible on the Olympian scene though because they mainly keep to themselves and do not meddle with other god's business (except on that Demeter's-daughter-kidnapped-and-raped-by-Hades fiasco).\n\nAlthough in fairness to them, they have a fairly large and loyal following among the greeks because of their agricultural natures. If you think about it, they are the two gods who REALLy affect the livelihood of the people. I mean, bread and wine? you cant get more basic than that right??
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I know she was married to Hepaesthus the Greek god who was good at smithing and was lame, but her lover was Ares the god of war. One of Aphrodites sons was the ever famous CUPID.
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This is good:\nhttp://www.mythweb.com/\nThis too:\nhttp://www.pantheon.org/areas/mythology/europe/greek/articles.html\nAnd this focuses on women in Greek myths:\nwww.paleothea.com
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Hi there,\n\nMoira was the greek goddess of fate. Check link for more info.\n\nhttp://messagenet.com/myths/ppt/_m1003.html
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Athena, (Greek Ἀθηνᾶ Athēnâ or Ἀθήνη Athénē; Doric: Ἀσάνα Asána), the Greek goddess of wisdom, weaving, crafts, and war is attended by an owl, wore a goatskin breastplate called the Aegis given to her by her father, Zeus, and is accompanied by the goddess of victory, Nike. She is often shown helmeted and with a shield bearing the Gorgon Medusa's head, a votive gift of Perseus. Athena is an armed warrior goddess, never a child, always a virgin (parthenos); she never had a consort or lover, although once Hephaestus tried and failed. Athena appears in Greek mythology as a helper of many heroes, including Heracles, Jason, and Odysseus.\n\nIn her role as a protector of the city, Athena was worshipped throughout the Greek world as Athena Polias ("Athena of the city"). She had a special relationship with Athens, as is shown by the etymological connection of the names of the goddess and the city.[1] The Parthenon, on the Acropolis of Athens, is her most famous temple.\n\nIn Roman mythology, she was known as Minerva, which originated from her association with the Etruscan goddess Menerva.\n\ncheck out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athena
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Here is a list of several and a site with alot of information regarding your question..\n\nAZTEC GODS AND GODDESSES\nCENTEOTL, the corn god. He was a son of Tlazolteotl and the husband of Xochiquetzal. \n\nCHALCHIUHTLICUE: The goddess of running Water. She was the sister of Tlaloc. \n\nCHANTICO: the goddess of Hearth Fires and Volcanoes. \n\nCHICOMECOATL: the goddess of Corn and Fertility. \n\nCIHUACAOTYL: a goddess whose roaring signaled War. \n\nCOATLICUE - She of the Serpent Skirt. \n\nEHECATL, the god of wind. \n\nHUEHUETEOTL, "the old, old deity," was one of the names of the cult of fire, among the oldest in Mesoamerica. The maintenance of fires in the temples was a principal priestly duty, and the renewal of fire was identified with the renewal of time itself.
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Zeus\n \nSupreme Greek god and head of the Greek pantheon. In addition Zeus functioned as a sky god or weather god, and as a god of justice and freedom. Son of the Titans Kronos and Rhea. Consort of Hera. His cult probably dates back to the Mycenean and Minoan civilizations. According to Homer, he lived on Mt. Olympus in Thessaly, where he gathered the other gods under his dominion.After his birth, Rhea saved the infant Zeus from being swallowed by Kronos along with his siblings by substituting a stone dressed in swaddling cloths. She then hid the child in a cave on the island of Crete, where the Kouretes performed a dance in which they clashed their weapons about him in order to drown out his cries. His nurse while in Crete was Amalthea, either a nymph or a goat. Upon reaching maturity, Zeus overthrew the Titans and forced Kronos to disgorge his siblings. Zeus then cast Kronos into Tartaros and established himself as head of a new pantheon in which he and his siblings had the most prominent roles. He divided dominion over the world with his brothers Poseidon and Hades.Zeus's sexual prowess was legendary, and he either seduced or forced himself upon numerous goddesses, nymphs, and mortal women,fathering countless children in the process. He assumed many different forms in pursuit of his numerous affairs. He appeared to Leda in the form of a swan, to Danae as a shower of gold, and to Europa as a white bull. Ares, Eleithyia and Hephaistos were the most prominent of his children by his official consort Hera, whom he originally seduced in the form of a cuckoo (although some sources say that it was Hera who seduced Zeus). He fathered Apollo and Artemis by Leto, Persephone by Demeter, Hermes by Maia,Dionysos by Semele, the Horai and Moirai by Themis, the Muses by Mnemosyne, and Herakles by Alkmene. Athena was also said to have been born from his forehead after he had swallowed Metis. Zeus may also have had a homosexual relationship with Ganymede, whom he made the cupbearer of the gods. The cult of Zeus was of universal significance in the Greek world, although his cult was often secondary in individual locations to the local tutelary deity, such as Athena in Athens. Greek households typically had statues of Zeus in their forecourts,and he was often associated with mountaintop shrines. He had temples in every Greek city, two of the more notable being iAthens and at Olympia. His most important festival was at Olympia. The oracle at Dodona in Epirus was dedicated to Zeus. He was depicted as a bearded and physically imposing man of middle age. His most common attributes were the thunderbolt and the eagle.\nAnd finally because so many asked, here is what we think is a complete list of the women he seduced or rape as required to satisfy his lust. Remember there were some men too, but why put them in a list of women? \n\nZephyros\n \nGreek god of the west wind. Son of Astraios and Eos. Believed to live in a cave in Thrace. Known to the Romans as Favonius. \n\nTyche\n\nGreek goddess of fate and fortune. According to Hesiod, she was the daughter of Okeanos and Tethys. In Pindar, Zeus is given as her father. She was often associated with Agathos Daimon, the "Good Spirit", and with Nemesis, the goddess of justice and vengeance. Tyche was depicted with a rudder or a cornucopia, and often with a wheel as a symbol of the transitory nature of fortune and of the fickle character of the goddess herself. She had a temple at Argos, where the first set of dice were said to have been invented. Her temple at Antioch remained intact at least until the reign of the Roman Emperor Theodosius (AD 379-95). \n\nTriton \n\nMinor Greek sea god. He was depicted as a merman, with the upper body of a man and the tail of a dolphin or a fish. Son of Poseidon and Amphitrite. According to Hesiod, he lived with his parents in a golden palace at the bottom of the sea. The Greeks often thought of there being many Tritons rather than just one. His attribute wa