She was named Athena because it means Goddess of wisdom
Athena's story is that she was born in Zeus's head, that is also how she got her knowledge in the Greek myths.
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Well, in the 'Weave-off' Athena competed against Arachne. long story short, Athena got mad and turned Arachne into the spider.
Poseidon was in Athena's temple with Medusa. At that time, Medusa was beautiful. Athena caught them and got furious. Then she turned Medusa ugly with snake hair.
the Romans used to call Athena as MINERVA(Athena's Roman name).But Athena's complete name in Greek Mythology is PALLAS ATHENA.i just got that information from my English teacher, Mam Joyce M.L.CCNHS
If you're talking about Perseus and the Gorgon's head, than it's Perseus. If you're talking about the story about who Medusa got her snake hair, then it's just Poseidon, Medusa and Athena.
The ancient Greeks, which used the story of Arachne to inspire the name. Basically the goddess Athena got mad at arachne for doing better art than her. She ordered a competition. Whoever made better art won. Long story short, Arachne wove a better tapestry than Athena, and in rage, Athena turned Arachne into a spider. Thus, inspiring the name: "Arachnid"
They got their names from their Greek parents, Zeus and Athena.
The theme of the story of Medusa and Athena often revolves around the consequences of angering the gods, the power dynamics between mortals and immortals, and the idea of transformation or punishment through metamorphosis. It also explores themes of jealousy, betrayal, and the clash between beauty and monstrosity.
Thank you for asking I asked this my self to be honest, Metis is her name and she's a fly... Long story...
Athena wove the story of how she won the right to name the city of Athens over the god Poseidon.