Athena's Birth Is Unique?

In Homer’s epic poem the Iliad, gods and goddesses play an important role in influencing the lives of humans, and Athena is an important part of the war. The goddess Athena is written mostly as a mortal, where she signifies the personification of war. Both sides of the war know that with Athena, they will not lose. This is probably why she is the most significant minor character. Athena is the most significant minor character because she is brave, wise, and she is a warrior. Athena plays a significant role in the unfolding drama, because both the Greeks and the Trojans know that her favor, they cannot be defeated.

Athena and Artemis were both believed to be daughters of Zeus. They were believed to be incredibly powerful because of this and were often

The trojan war was a big part of the history of Aphrodite, some people said she was the one to cause war. This is what was said to happen……...A long time ago, Aphrodite gazed at her reflection in a stream. She asked the stream spirits, “Who is the fairest in the land?” They replied, “Paris heard Helen was the loveliest women in the land. But I think you are the fairest!” Aphrodite was furious. She knew she could not deal with what she had just heard. When Aphrodite turned to Hera, the queen of the gods, she pointed out that paris was her half sister, and it turned out to be true. Zeus could have been Aphrodite's father, though nobody really knew who her parents where. Sometime later the wedding was announced in the greek god world, but eris,

Athena was the Greek Goddess of many ideas, but she was famous mostly for her superior wisdom, her cunning skills in times of war, and her implausible talent for household tasks, such as weaving and pottery. She was celebrated more than any other God in ancient mythology, was the supposed inventor of countless innovations, and her figure gave reason for Greek woman to gain rights long before others of their time. The goddess of war, the guardian of Athens, and the defender of Heroes; Athena’s impact on the lives of Ancient Greeks is outstanding.

Athena and Ares share many common characteristics and many differences. One major similarity is that they are both deities who’s realm of power deals with warfare. The difference in this, though, is that Ares is a god of brutal and simple warfare. He is sometimes even known simply as a butcher, and the Greeks did not respect him as much as Athena. Athena, on the contrary, is a goddess of strategic warfare, and is very respected because of it. Another similarity they hold is that they are both children of Zeus, although under very different circumstances. Ares had a normal birth, whereas Athena was born out of Zeus’ skull after Zeus had swallowed Athena’s pregnant mother.

Medusa was a murder victim. Medusa’s head was looked at as a treaured item, her eyes would turn people into stone. Perseus, Zeus’s son, a Greek hero, and a monster slayer was sent on a mission. Perseus’ mission was to chop Medusa’s head off to use her eyes to

Athena is the daughter of Zeus, and in some depictions is said to be produced without a mother, so that she emerged full-grown from Zeus’ forehead. In other

Athena to me is a show of empowerment to woman. She had two very differently respectful sides, much like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. She is known as both the Goddess of Wisdom and of War. She also possessed traits of peace, protection and healing. Athena promised victory to the Greeks who respected and worshiped her so she gained the name Athena Nike, meaning victory. Away from her brutal traits Athena was also a protective of the arts, such as weaving and embroidery. She was also said to have taught men the art of farming and she also invented the arts and crafts of pottery , shoe making, etching, construction and metalworking. Athena also believed in feminism, which, meant that she believed that men and woman deserved equal rights, which she

Out of all of Zeus’s children Athena was his favorite. With her being Zeus’s favorite he allowed her to wield the aegis and his thunderbolts. Athena’s birth is something else that also makes her unique. She was born from her father’s head this is possible because Zeus swallowed her mother Metis while she was pregnant. Zeus swallowed her because he heard that she would have a son after athena and he would be more powerful than Zeus and eventually overthrow him so he turned her into a fly and swallowed her.

After The war with the titans, Metis told Zeus that if they had a child, it would overthrow Zeus. Panicking zeus swallowed Metis, Then Athena was born straight from zeus's head when hephaestus the blacksmith god used an awl to make a crack in zeus's, then Athena announced herself to the world as the goddess of warfare and wisdom

1, UXL, Detroit, 2009, pp. 130–135, Gale Virtual Reference Library, go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=gvrl&sw=w&u=mahw34079&v=2.1&it=r&id=gale|cx3230900046&asid=d5b8fe8cf589d1b1cc314872629c9e95. This source comes from the Gale Virtual Reference Library, an online treasure trove of information. This source is a bit high level in its use of vocabulary, but it describes the many aspects of Athena in magnificent detail, and that more than makes up for it. This source focuses greatly on the intervention of Athena in the lives of mortals, specifically Odysseus. This is demonstrated in the quote "Athena also played a role in the Trojan War. During the conflict, she fought on the side of the Greeks. In particular, she inspired Odysseus to come up the idea of the Trojan Horse, which brought about the defeat of the Trojans. When the fighting was over, she helped Odysseus return home." This quote demonstrates how her interventions resulted in the Grecian victory of The Trojan War. Ultimately, I think I will use this source to show how Athena influenced the outcome of The Trojan

When someone would look into Medusa’s eyes, they would instantly turn to stone. For example, when people would trespass over her property area, she would lure and trap them, resulting in them being turned to stone. Medusa went from being a beautiful woman to being a monster. This came from her hair changing to snakes. Not only that but with the combination of them being able to instantly kill.

Athena is characterized as having intelligence in several ways.Athena was known as a powerful female as well as being the goddess of wisdom and war.She uses her power to support the male authority since she possessed talent in warfare strategies which ultimately led to success.Firstly, Athena's birth in itself claims her intelligence since she was born through her father's skull instead of a woman's womb.In Aeschylus Eumenides, Athena says, “No mother gave me birth, and in all things but marriage...I am entirely my father's child” (855-857). Her traits and associations pertaining to the cities of men.She helps men as they balance action with thought.She is characterized by practical intelligence because her wisdom is derived from her intelligence

The suspected start of the war- over the abduction of Helen, Queen of Sparta- was caused entirely by a godly conflict over who was the most beautiful- Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite. Paris, son of King Priam of Troy, was selected to judge. He chose Aphrodite, who in turn gave him Helen, who was her equivalent in beauty amongst humans. In both versions, Paris is portrayed as a wife stealing, thief in the night. His brother Hector and he were on a peace mission in Sparta on behalf of Troy visiting the king, Menelaus, when Paris ran off with Menelaus' wife, Helen. This action divides the Gods who constantly meddle with the mortal's lives. Naturally, Aphrodite is on the Trojans' side, as was her lover and God of War, Ares, and Apollo. Although Zeus, King of Gods, tried to be neutral, he was pro-Trojan. Hera, Queen of Gods, and Athena help the Greeks because they were mad that Paris chose Aphrodite. Poseidon, God of the Sea and Zeus' brother, also sided with the Greeks whenever Zeus was not looking. An example of this constant intrusiveness of the Gods in the Iliad was when King "Menelaus hurls his spear, lightly wounding Paris. Paris' helmet strap becomes caught at his chin and Menelaus has nearly dragged him away before Aphrodite intervenes, breaking the strap. She then wraps Paris in a mist, sets him in his own perfumed bedchamber, and hurries to catch Helen" (Bloom 13). Of

There are many stories of Athena and what she represents and stands for, but she is most well known for her role as the Goddess of war, wisdom and law/justice. It would seem only fitting that her daughter fall in tow with her. Along with the stories of Athena's path, there has also been some debate about her love life. There are many that argue she was the Virgin Athena, leading to the most famous temple dedicated to the goddess... the Parthenon. With this, there are stories of (attempted) rape and children born from the Earth from fallen semen that came from the failed attempts. It has also been said that the tails of Athena being a virgin come result from a relationship with her father Zeus. With all the violence and troubles that Athena seemed to face in story or reality it seems to come as no surprise that her one and only child would be a protector and an advocate for