Roman Mythology: If I Were A Goddess

Athena Polias, one of the most important roles of Athenian history. She is the daughter of Zeus, the great god of ancient Greece, and Metis. Her birth was unlike any other. Once Zeus discovered that upon Athena’s birth, she would overthrow his power of ancient Greece, he flattered Metis until the opportunity that he could swallow her along with the unborn child. One day, Zeus had been complaining of a headache, and ordered one of the gods to split his head open to discover what had been going on. Once his head was sliced with an axe, Athena appeared fully grown and complete with armour, ready for battle, giving for the name “goddess of war”. Though what seems to be an obscure normal father-daughter relationship, it is believed that Athena

Her powers are authority, over wisdom and crafts, which includes agriculture, spinning, needlework, weaving and navigation. Athena’s symbols are: sun, golden shield and helmet, spear, spindle, bowl, intertwined snakes, the parthenon, the seven auras, and the number seven. Her siblings are: artemis, aphrodite, the muses, the graces, ares, apollo, dionysus, hebe, hermes, heracles helen of troy, hephaestus, minos, perseus, and porus. She was the greek virgin goddess of reason, intelligent activity, arts, and

.I'm sure many people have heard about Greek mythology, from gods to goddesses to centaurs the Greek myths have been both informative and entertaining . I'm here to tell you about one goddess in particular, Athena , the beautiful war goddess that has a quite intriguing life story. Athena was the goddess of wisdom, war, courage and etc.Her powers consist of agriculture, spinning, needlework and navigation. She was considered a goddess of war, but also she is the patron goddess of Athens. Hence why it is named after her. Athena was very fierce and brave in all her battles.She is one of the virgin goddesses, alongside Hestia and Artemis.Homer’s poem, the Iliad, stated that Athena was a fierce and ruthless warrior. But in the Odyssey, she was angry and unforgiving. Athena had a very unusual birth , she was not normally born by her mother Metis, instead Hephaestus split open her father Zeus’s , head after his complaint about an aching headache .Then Athena sprang out fully grown and dressed in armor. How , you might ask ? Well , Zeus went to bed with Metis,

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.

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.

In both The Odyssey and Wonder Woman there are Goddesses. We have Athena, Goddess of Wisdom and warfare in, The Odyssey, and Diana, the princess of Themyscira, in Wonder Woman. Throughout the book Athena is a strong warrior, but the only times she is mentioned is when she is helping Odysseus. At the beginning of the book Athena is seen persuading the other Gods to let Odysseus travel back home, and for the rest of the book she is helping his son, Telemachus, and Odysseus himself. Athena goes to Odysseus house disguised as a man to help his son take back control of the house from all of the suitors wanting to marry his mother. Athena also helps Odysseus “plot the slaughter of the suitors” (Homer 315). Without Athena’s help it is likely that Odysseus would have never made it back home safely to his wife and son. Athena

Athena is the Goddess of war and craftsmanship.*footnote*Athena, the Goddess of war, was depicted holding the Goddess of victory, which one could interpret the two Goddesses together as meaning victory in war.*footnote* Also Athena was portrayed in full military attire, which can clearly be seen as another symbol of war. The Goddess Athena was very intelligent and powerful in war, and viewed war as a way to achieve peace, versus just fighting to be violent. *footnote* This very powerful statute was a beacon to greeks, that helped them to achieve victory in war and achieve peace through

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.

Athena and Aphrodite, two of the most well-known goddess’ from Ancient Greek mythology. Athena is the goddess of war strategy and wisdom, she never married or had relationships. Aphrodite is the goddess of love and beauty, she had a lot of relationships and had several children. Besides both of them being extremely popular and worshiped goddess’ it seems like these two goddess’ have nothing else in common. However, Athena and Aphrodite have a lot of similarities between the two of them. Some similarities are their early lives, they constantly interfered with the lives of others, and the wraiths they took on those who disrespected them. Although they bear some minor differences, the similarities between Athena and Aphrodite are pronounced.

In Greek mythology, each god or goddess has a unique affinity. For example, Athena is the Goddess of war, Poseidon is the God of the sea, and Aphrodite is a famous goddess known for representing beauty, love, and fertility. Aphrodite is quite popular in our world as she is the symbol of the infinitely desirable female.

The goddess Athena is the goddess of war who fought along side with Ares. He also fought with his parents in the Great Olympian war. Ares kids are Erotes Eros and Anteros, Phobos, Deimos, Phlegyas, Harmonia, and Adrestia. Ares is also the roman equivalent of the Mars. The great Olympian war lasted for 10 years!

Athena was loved across the ancient Greek world. The citizens of Athens considered her a protector of their city, and rulers sought guidance from Athena in military matters and governmental issues. Athena's is a strong independent women with an extroverted temperament. “represents the goddess of wisdom and civilization--concerned with career, motivated by the desire for achievement, acquiring knowledge, she possesses a keen intellect, concerned with education, culture, social issues and politics.” While she didn’t have any supernatural powers her "power" was the defense of Athens.

Ares the god of war one of the most unpopular ancient Greek gods because he represents the violent and physical untamed aspect of war. Unlike his sister, Athena, who represents military strategy and leadership as the goddess of intelligence. He was the son of Zeus and Hera, both of whom disliked him very much. Ares was characterized as a coward if not for his connection to war. He reacted with outrage to the slightest injuries.

Greek gods and goddesses also have a very interesting back-story. If I would have to pick a favorite from all of them, it would most defiantly have to be Ares, the Greek god of war.

Athena was known to be very kind and generous, especially to those who were honest and brave. She was known to protect civilized life, valuing the lives of mortals.