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Greece's national tree?
it is the olive tree in Greek mythology the city of Athens was given the olive tree as a present from Athena to help decide Athens patron god Poseidon gave them horses and the Greeks thought the olive tree was the better gift.
Where was Athena honored?
in a greek city where she got an olive tree and gave the city food and the city was named in her honor , Athens.
How was the Greek god Athena honored?
The people built her a city and named it after her: Athens. (because she gave the people the first olive tree). Answer 2: They also built temples and sculptures in her honor, the greatest temple of all was the Parthenon in Athens.
What did Greek Goddess Athena give to the Greeks?
When she and Poseidon were competing about who should be the namesake of now Athens, Poseidon gave them a horse or stream and Athena gave them a olive tree!
What did Athena do in Greek Mythology?
Athena gave Athens the first olive tree, and turned Arachne (a woman who made Athene jealous of her weaving skills) into a spider. She also was fought in the war of Troy.
What plant were sacred to Athena?
The olive tree. Look it up in the history of Athens from when her and Poseidon were trying to figure out who should get Athens. Athena gave an olive tree to Athens and Poseidon gave Athens a saltwater fountain that was as salty as the sea that he had power over.
How did Poseidon help Greek people?
He gave a fountain that sprayed seawater but Athena gave the Athens a olive tree which they accepted and named their cit after Athena.
Athena was named the patron goddess of Athens after defeating whom?
Athena and Poseidon competed for patronage of Athens (it had not been named at the time). Poseidon gave to them a well, and Athena gave them an olive tree. They chose Athena for her gift of the olive tree, and named the city Athens.
Was The Greek culture the birth of democracy.?
The Greek culture gave birth to democracy since ancient greeks invented the term and used it in Athens for the first time.
What was Athenas sybol?
Her symbol is the owl,for wisdom,and the olive tree because that is the gift she gave to Athens.
What hero was especially loved by the people of Athens?
I don't know of any heros, but the people of Athens definitely loved the goddess Athena, for which the city is named. They loved her and named the city after her because she gave them the gift of the first olive tree, which gave them food and wood.
What does the olive tree mean to Athena?
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.
