She had a spear and her sheild, Aegis.
Some of Athena's symbols are the owl, the olive tree, and the Aegis.
Aegis for Zeus is a goatskin Ageis gor Athena is her sheild, medusa's head is on it.
Athena's shield, Aegis, bares the head of Medusa, one of the three Gorgons.
Aegis isn't a god, it's Zeus's or Athena's shield. Since a shield gives a sense of security, I would assume that's why.
She had a spear and her sheild, Aegis.
Pallas Athena or Zeus
Some of Athena's symbols are the owl, the olive tree, and the Aegis.
Aegis for Zeus is a goatskin Ageis gor Athena is her sheild, medusa's head is on it.
Athena's shield, Aegis, bares the head of Medusa, one of the three Gorgons.
Athena was Zeus' favorite child because Zeus let Athena use his aegis and thunderbolt.
Aegis isn't a god, it's Zeus's or Athena's shield. Since a shield gives a sense of security, I would assume that's why.
It is called Aegis. It bears Medusa's head.
The Aegis, of which Zeus and Athena each had their own.
it is to show what athena did
The spear is not a symbol of Athena. Her symbols are, an owl for wisdom, an aegis (small shield) with showing the snaky head of Medusa, and an olive branch.
In Homer's Iliad, the Aegis is the shield or breastplate of Zeus and Athena. It does not create any symbols, but it is frequently depicted as showing the severed head of Medusa.