because it was a gift from Athena
because to win Athens over she had provided the first olive tree providing wood, olive oil and food... :)
She was well loved by the Greeks because her knowledge and power helped them prosper. Take Athens for example her gift, an olive tree, helped the poor city greatly, thus they named it after her.
The story of Athena's olive tree is: Poseidon and Athena once we're fighting over a town so they decided to see who could give the people of that town the better gift, Poseidon gave them salt water that helped for nothing at all, and Athena gave them an olive tree.
why's hades important to the greeks
Athena and Poseidon had a competition to become the patron god of Athens. So, Poseidon created a saltwater spring, and Athena created an olive tree. The citizens and gods thought the olive tree was more useful, and so she was chosen the patron goddess of Athens. The place was kind-of named after her.
The Olive tree is one of Athena's symbols. When Athena and Poseidon were competing to be the patron of Athens they both had to give one gift. Poseidon gave the city a spring of water and Athena gave the city an olive tree. Because Poseidon is the Greek god of the sea the spring was too salty to drink. So Athena won and from then on the olive was her sacred symbol.
The story of Athena's olive tree is: Poseidon and Athena once we're fighting over a town so they decided to see who could give the people of that town the better gift, Poseidon gave them salt water that helped for nothing at all, and Athena gave them an olive tree.
Athena's olive tree is from when she wanted a certain town to be named after her but so did posidon, so posidon made a water hole and she made an olive tree and the town's people liked her gift better, and her owl means wisdom.
Not obviously so, no. The Greeks associated him with Hermes, and the Romans with Mercury. So not so important.
The dove had brought an olive leaf from a tree that was on land so he had to have known the water receded and they had followed the dove to the place where the olive tree was.....and if they had to have found out another way....probably from hitting land and not even knowing it
Her symbol was an olive tree because that is what she gave to the Greek's in order for Athens to be named after her. Athena and Poseidon were fighting over who got to name the city and a more powerful god told them that whoever gave the people the best gift would get to name it. Poseidon gave the people a stream but it was salty and the people didn't like it. Athena gave them an olive tree and it supplied them with olives, olive oil, and wood that burned for a long time. So the more powerful god let her name the city and that is why her symbol is an olive tree.
I believe Athena was important to the Athenians because she was the founder of Athens, her city in Greece (Now the capital). She was competing with Poseidon, the Greek God of The Sea and Earthquakes, on who should rule the city. So, they were each presented a gift for the city. Poseidon's Gift was a water spring, and Athena's gift was the Olive Tree. The people agreed that Athena's Olive Tree was better and helped the town more, so they names it after her. They worship her. That is also what created the rivalry between Athena and Poseidon.