...Athena, the goddess of wisdom, law and justice, strength, and also known as goddess of war. Athena was one of the three Goddesses who remained a virgin goddess, Athena never marry to anyone, and romance is never mention in Athena’s mythology. The story of how she was born was actually amazing. At the time Zeus, the chief of gods was having affair with a woman Metis. However there was a prophecy that Zeus and Metis’s first child will be a girl and the second child will be a boy and the boy will surpass Zeus and overthrow him. Zeus take the warning seriously so when he saw Metis, he immediately swallowed her and her unborn child in order to prevent the birth of a child. However, Metis was already pregnant before Zeus swallowed her, and while...
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...solved. However, Zeus never knew that Metis was pregnant with Athena. She birthed Athena inside of Zeus and made her a helmet, shield, and spear. Soon, Zeus was afflicted with deadly headaches and he ran to Hephaestus, the Greek god of blacksmiths, sculptors, metallurgy, fire, and volcanoes, and begged him to open his head. Hephaestus did as he was told, and out came Athena, dressed in her armor and prepared to fight a battle. Like all the Olympians, Athena was an immortal goddess and could not die. She was the most intelligent, resourceful, and wise of all the Greek gods. She was also...
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...Daughter of Zeus, Athena was born fully grown from her father's forehead. This Greek goddess has no mother, but there are tales that say Zeus may have been with Metis around the time Athena arrived. Athena is the goddess of wisdom and warfare. She is known for her strategic skill in warfare and is known as “companion of heroes” and is the patron goddess of heroic strive (“Athena”). The Athenians considered her their “protector” and in honor of this, they named their city after her; Athens (“Myths”). She is commonly symbolized with an olive tree. Her sacred animals are the snake and owl. Athena is usually described as a rosy cheeked girl with a muscular body (“Athena”). She was one of the three Greek goddesses that remained a virgin (Littleton 171). Athena is one of the only goddesses that shows heroic skill and wisdom and she is one of the most important Greek and Roman goddesses known during this ancient time period....
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...2014 Athena was the goddess of wisdom, war, and craft. She was also the most courageous, and wisest of all the olympian gods and goddess. Athena is suppose to be zeus' offspring. Zeus swallowed Oceanid and her unborn child. Zeus was later then pregnant with Athena. Since he wasn't able to deliver a baby, the baby apparently was in his head. The goddess had to be born and kept applying pressuring in his head trying to get out. His step son Hepaetus opened his head with an axe releasing the goddess. Later on Athena had a son, but was a virgin. Hepaetus attempted to rape Athena and his seed spilled on her; she wiped it off and it fell to earth. Gaia then became part mother. Athena, Gaia, and Hapaetus were all parents of Erichthonius....
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...goddesses This is a list of the gods and goddesses of Greek mythology. Roman Mythology uses different names, calling Zeus by the name of Jupiter, and Aphrodite by the name of Venus, for example. The Roman names are often better known to English-speaking people than the Greek names. Greek name | Description | Chaos | Primeval Goddess of air, Chaos is believed to be one of the first beings to exist in the universe. Chaos is not really depicted as having a personality or physical form.[1] Chaos is the lower atmosphere which surrounded the earth. Her name Khaos means the gap, or the space between heaven and Earth.[2] Mother or Grandmother of Nyx (night), Erebus (Darkness), Aither (Light), and Hemera (day). | Erebus | God of darkness. Son of Chaos. Husband of Nyx. | Gaia | Goddess of the Earth (Mother Earth), mother of Kronos, grandmother of Zeus, Hades, Poseidon, Hera, Dementer and Hestia | Nyx | Goddess of night Daughter of Chaos. Wife of Erebus and mother of Hemera (day). Goddess of Hellhounds. | Tartarus | The darkest pit in the world at the edge of the world. | Ouranos | (Father Sky) and father of the Titans. Roman name Uranus. | Thesis | Primordial God/Goddess of Creation. Thesis is sometimes thought to be a child of Chaos. Thesis is thought to have emerged with Hydros before Gaia. | Phanes | Primeval God of procreation and is referred as the primal generator of life. Phanes is Nyx's father and was the ruler of the universe before her. | The Anemois | Primeval Gods of winds...
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...Athena was the virgin daughter of the great God Zeus, and she was also one of the great Olympian Idols. She was not only known only as the Goddess of wisdom, but she was also called the Goddess of war, and the personal guardian and protector of arts and crafts. This guided her and help her to become an intense and compassionate leader. Athena was born beside the river Triton where she was nurtured by three fairs. When she was a little girl one of the fairs loved and cared for her so much that the fairy was known as Pallas who became Athena playmate. As a brave and playful child Athena accidentally killed Pallas, as a symbol of Athena’s sadness she place the name of the fairy Palls before her own name. This causes others to know her as Pallas Athena which is not her name given at birth. She was a very gifted child from birth, her mother was Metis which means which means crafty of could be called evil, so of which Athena inherited. Athena enjoy having the power of her father and the craftiness and aggressiveness from her mother, she uses these tools as great weapon to help deliver her people. Athena was considered a real hero because she represented the true qualities of loyal a woman who had no fear of what her obstacle was. Her main concern was to take care of her people, and her country. She made up in her mind that no matter what the situation, she will find a way to delivery country and not bring them to shame, or defeat. During the Trojan War Athena inspired Odysseus...
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...Metis the Goddess of Prudence which also one out of seven Zeus’s wives. Athena's birth "is a desperate theological expedient to rid her of matriarchal conditions" says J. E. Harrison. However, no matter what the legend is, she never has a ‘real’ mother as Metis, her mom, was cursed by her dad Zeus and turned Metis onto a fly and swallowed her when she was pregnant. Although Athena’s nascency sound unreal for todays society, the legend stated that after Zeus swallowed his own wife, he was extremely plagued by a painful headache and run to Hephaestus (Smith God) and begged him to open his head. Hephaestus did as he was told and out popped Athena, full grown, ready for battle. Athena’s extravagant ability in battling was presumed came from her parent’s myth that ‘if Zeus had a son by Metis this child would be mightier than him’....
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...Hestia Hestia is the oldest goddess/god. She is known as the Goddess of the Hearth, Home, and Family, and is also called Guardian of Elpis and The Last Olympian. Poseidon and Apollo both wanted to marry Hestia, but she refused and vowed never to marry. Demeter Demeter is the Greek goddess of the harvest and agriculture, who presided over grains, the fertility of the earth, the seasons, and the harvest. Zeus, being the terrible husband he was, tricked Demeter into having Persephone. Later, Hades would kidnap Persephone and marry her, but that’s another story. Hera Hera is Zeus’ first wife. She is known as the Goddess of Marriage, Home, and Family, the Patron of Women, and the Queen of Olympus. Hera has plotted against Zeus to create a better...
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...were about God, Goddess and Heroes. Women, in ancient Greek and Roman societies, did not have high status and they were considered as properties of men. During that time, woman was just being a wife and being a mother and stayed at home to take care of the house for her man. Women did not have any role in politics therefore they could not vote and they did not have any right for themselves. The roles of women could be learned by reviewing how female figures were created through the ancient Greek and Roman art works. Most of the female figures, in any art work during this period, were either goddess; such as statue of Athena goddess of wisdom,warfare and women's craft, or monsters; such as Sphixn in Greek mythology. Therefore, during the ancient...
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...Venus) was the goddess of love, beauty and fertility. She was also a protectress of sailors. The poet Hesiod said that Aphrodite was born from sea-foam. Homer, on the other hand, said that she was the daughter of Zeus and Dione. When the Trojan prince Paris was asked to judge which of three Olympian goddesses was the most beautiful, he chose Aphrodite over Hera and Athena. The latter two had hoped to bribe him with power and victory in battle, but Aphrodite offered the love of the most beautiful woman in the world. This was Helen of Sparta, who became infamous as Helen of Troy when Paris subsequently eloped with her. In the ensuing Trojan War, Hera and Athena were implacable enemies of Troy while Aphrodite was loyal to Paris and the Trojans. IN HOMER In his epic of the Trojan War, Homer tells how Aphrodite intervened in battle to save her son Aeneas, a Trojan ally. The Greek hero Diomedes, who had been on the verge of killing Aeneas, attacked the goddess herself, wounding her on the wrist with his spear and causing the ichor to flow. (Ichor is what immortals have in the place of blood.) Aphrodite promptly dropped Aeneas, who was rescued by Apollo, another Olympian sponsor of the Trojans. In pain she sought out her brother Ares, the god of war who stood nearby admiring the carnage, and borrowed his chariot so that she might fly up to Olympus. There she goes crying to her mother Dione, who soothes her and cures her wound. Her father Zeus tells her to leave war to the likes...
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...Don’t Mess With Hera The goddess of strategic, wisdom, and honor of centered war, Athena. She rode through Mt. Olympus on her Rainbow Unicorn and would look for anyone nearby. She hated most of the Gods for they never wanted her nearby. Everyone feared her, especially woman. Everyone thought she was so different than everyone else that they banned her from ever coming near woman. You see, Athena hated woman. She thought that instead of woman being so nice and neat that they should honor war just like Athena did. Athena sworn revenge on Hera for she was the Goddess of marriage and woman’s life. One dark and misty day Hera bumped into Athena. Athena was not happy. She then got so mad that they began World War 12. Athena and Hera fought for...
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...Abstract This paper will be using sculptural and ceramic illustrations provided by Soltes, explain the evolution from Geometric Greek art into Classical Greek art, culminating with the construction and decoration of the Parthenon (The Temple of Athena). It will discuss what social, cultural/historic events accompanied and promoted this evolution. Greek art and sculpture has had a profound effect throughout the ages. Many of the styles have been reproduced and copied by some of what the modern day audiences would class as some of the finest artists to have ever lived. The Greeks used many different types of materials in their sculptures including stone, marble and limestone as these were abundant in Greece. Other materials such as clay were also used but due to their brittle nature very few have survived. Greek sculptures are very important as the vast majority of them tell us a story about Gods, Heroes, Events, Mythical Creatures and Greek culture in general. Many of the statues that have survived are actually of Roman origin. Like many people today the Romans had a deep respect for Greek sculptures and many were copied. If the Romans had not made these copies, many of the Greek Legends and stories that we know today would have been lost to antiquity. Geometric Art was a dramatic transformation that led to the establishment of primary Greek institutions such as the Greek city and the Greek alphabet. Although primarily visual, transformation is a concept...
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...Hera is a very powerful goddess known mostly for her jealousy. She is often vicious and spiteful, and it is usually Zeus’s infidelity that incites her. Many unfortunate mortals endure hardships by provoking Hera’s wrath. Poseidon - Roman name: Neptune. The god of the sea, Poseidon is Zeus’s brother and second only to him in power. Poseidon holds a decade-long grudge against Odysseus. The often cruel and unpredictable violence of the seas is assumed to be a result of his anger. Hades - Roman name: Pluto. The brother of Zeus and Poseidon, Hades rules the underworld, the realm of the dead, with his wife, Persephone. Pallas Athena - Roman name: Minerva. Usually just called Athena, this goddess emerges from Zeus’s head fully-grown and armed. Associated with war, cleverness, and wit, it is no surprise that she favors Odysseus. Athena is the goddess of Wisdom, Reason, and Purity and is chaste, like Artemis and Hestia. Phoebus Apollo - Usually just called Apollo. A son of Zeus and Leto and Artemis’s twin, he is the god of Light and Truth, the master of Poetry and Music, and the god of Archery. His Oracle at Delphi is revered for her powers of prophecy and truth. Artemis - Roman name: Diana. Apollo’s twin sister, Artemis is the beautiful huntress goddess and, like Athena, is somewhat masculine. Artemis is normally good and just, but demands a human sacrifice during the Trojan War. Aphrodite - Roman name: Venus. Aphrodite is the sweet and delicate goddess of Love, Beauty, and Romance...
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...of holding deity statues dedicated to Greek Gods and Goddess. Temples such as the Parthenon was used for holding Greek treasures. Italian writer and architect Giorgio Vasari use the term Gothic to describe culture that was “rude and barbaric.” Gothic Architecture thrived during the high and late middle ages (medieval period) in 16th century France. This form of architecture would spread throughout northern Europe. Gothic Architecture was common in many of Europe’s important structures, particularly religious churches and cathedrals. Cathedrals such as the Salisbury represented the power of the Catholic Church in Europe during this time period. Both Greek and Gothic architectural styles were often utilized in designing places of worship. Gothic architecture was most commonly found in cathedrals of England and Western Europe, while Greek architecture was common in temple design ("Compare Gothic to Greek Architecture", 2012). This paper will examine the Greek Parthenon Temple and the Gothic Salisbury Cathedral. There were similarities and differences, in design and importance. This examination will compare and contrast the Greek and Gothic architectural styles and give insight on how the different eras influenced their importance. The Parthenon Construction on the Parthenon begun in 447 BC and was finish in 438 BC. The temple was dedicated to Athena the Goddess of war. It replaced the old temple of Athena, which was destroyed by the Persians in 480 BC during...
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...throne that he ate his children alive. But one child, Zeus was spared because his mother, Rhea, fed Krono’s a rock disguised as a baby instead of Zeus himself. Zeus defeated his father by chopping him up into little pieces and scattering his remains across the world. Then Zeus released all of Krono’s children that his father had eaten. These gods were Poseidon, Hades, Hestia, Demeter, and Hera. Zeus became the god of the sky and it is said that he was the one who created Mankind. His brother Poseidon became the god of the Sea. But Hades, tricked by Zeus, became the god of the underworld and was left there in darkness and despair to ferry the dead to their fates. Each of the twelve gods represented things in our world. For instance, the Athena or Αθηνa, as it is spelled in...
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