The Greek gods don't "control" things, they just kind of represent them. Athena is the goddess of wisdom and war, and her symbol is the owl. She was also born an adult in full battle armor out of Zeus's head, after Hephestus hit him on the head with a hammer after Zeus was complaining of a headache.
her symbol is the olive tree, and her animal is the owl, cats all types of cats , jaguar
Athena's animal / symbol was the owl. The Greeks thought that owls being so wise, and Athena being the goddess of wisdom, there was a connection.
I think her animal symbol was the owl and her item was a shield.
athena's symbol is an owl because she is the goddess of wisdom and the owl's wisdom made it athena's symbol.
She sprang from Zeus's head her sacred animal is the owl her symbol is an olive tree and she ruled Athens
Athena symbol is a bird specifically the owl
Because, as well as being the goddess of war, Athena was also the goddess of wisdom. People usually find owls wise, so along with that one shield and the olive tree, the owl is Athena's symbol.
An Olive branch is usually associated with Athena
her symbol the owl means wisdom
her symbol was a spear
Was the owl
It wasnt her symbol it was a gift from her to the Romans.