Athena (Minerva)

what were three accomplishments of the goddess Athena

Goddess of wisdom and battle strategy

athena's symbol is an owl because she is the goddess of wisdom and the owl's wisdom made it athena's symbol.

Minerva

The Parthenon, built 447-432 BC by Pericles.

Her father Zeus swallowed her mother before she was born after hearing a prophecy that one of his children would overcome him and years later he felt a pain in his head and had Hephaestus chop his head open to see what was wrong and out popped Athena in full battle armor already grown.

Athena/Athene is the goddess of wisdom, craftsmanship, strategy in battle, and reason.

Demeter is the goddess of grain, agriculture, fertility and the like.

Athena's House looked like a temple and, was located in the tops of Mount Olympus and, was only able to be seen by people she felt was worthy enough.

Telemachus is made more confident to find Odysseus, and to drive out the suitors. (Neither of which he does.)

Later, however, he does travel to Pylos and Sparta to learn of Odysseus' fate, and eventually, he assists Odysseus in killing the suitors.

Parthenon i think no that's the wong answer no if it is then someone else put down the wong answer

sensitive

• strong
• intelligent
• beautiful

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Athena was the Greek goddess of wisdom, war, the arts, industry, justice and skill.

Wisdom, Beauty, and good at war.

Like all of the Greek gods, Athena is a complicated personality with human like characteristics. As such, she is neither totally good nor totally evil. Most Greeks saw her as primarily a beneficent , or good diety because she represented wisdom, civilization, justice, and skills, and was often a helper to heros and the innocent in Greek myths. However, she was also a goddess of warfare and strategy, and sometimes performed acts that could be construed as evil.

Poseidon and Athena had a contest to see which god/goddess would have a Greek city-state named after them. Poseidon made a spring, and Athena gave them an olive branch.

Athena's responsibilities were to be wise and help others craft Athena also lead others into battle, but for a just cause ONLY. She was particularly good with weaving and sculpting.

Basically, Athene and Poseidon both wanted the city, and so the elders of the town decided to hold a contest. Whichever god could give Athens the better gift would have the honour of it being named after them. Poseidon gave a spring of salt water, or a horse in some versions; Athene gave the olive tree. Athene's gift was judged the better, and the city was named after her. It is said that the spring is still there.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athena#Lady_of_Athens

Athena, in part, started the Trojan War. The war originated from a quarrel between the goddesses, Aphrodite, Hera, and Athena.

Olive trees.

a banquet

The Greeks did not give a date to their mythology.

It isn't always the same in Greek art... however, the most common is probably the gorgoneion (head of Medusa).

Athena's best friends were Apollo, Artemis, Hermes, Persephone, Hecate, owls and all animals.