Athena

Legend says Athena has created many items, but because she is a mythical being of course this is impossible. Still, its fun to imagine and this is what her stories say. •Hermes's and Persus's flying shoes. •The bridle (allowing men to tame horses)•the trumpet•the flute•the pot•the rake

Athena is a greek goddess, she was born as an adult in armor from her father Zeus's skull. Before she was born, Zeus heard an Oracle of Gaea that his wife's first born would be a girl, but his second would be a boy that would overthrow Zeus. To prevent this, Zeus swallowed his wife Metis. A little later Zeus developed a big migraine and his skull cracked open, revealing a full grown Athena, armor and all.Athena is the goddess of wisdom, but is also know as the goddess of crafts and war strategy. She is the patron goddess of weavers, potters, godsmiths, sculptors, musicians, and horseman.

Creations

Sources-http://greek-gods.info-http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Herakles/athena.html-http://mythweb.com-http://godandgoddess.com

Competitions

Athena competed against Poseidon in order to win patronage of the city Athens. Both gods had to create something useful, Poseidon created an everlasting well of water, but it was salt water so no one could use it. Athena created an olive tree, giving food to the people of the Athens. Athena won this competition.

Birth

Athena

Athena's symbol is an owl, she is a virgin goddess, she was Zeus's favorite child and he allowed her to use his many weapons, she is the embodiment of wisdom, reason, and purity.

The yoke, one of Athena's creations.

•the plow•the yoke•the ship•and the chariot.

The greek goddess of wisdom

Athena also competed against Arachne, the weaving goddess. Arachne challenged Athena to her weaving skills, and this led to a competition. Technically, Arachne should have won, but her work contained things disrespectful to the gods. This angered Athena and she turned Arachne into a tiny furry creature with eight legs, later named the spider.

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