Characteristics of Aphrodite

She was the great Olympian goddess of wise counsel, war, and was heroic. She is known as Athena, she is the daughter of Zeus and when she was born she did not have a mother, because from stories they say she was born from Zeus’s head. Athena since she was the goddess of wisdom and war she never lost a battle ever, she always made her own decisions to everything. After her battle strategies and being not so friendly on the field she did have compassion. By teaching woman to weave and pottery she was very nice. Athena has a very interesting history when it comes to everything she does such as how she was born, battle skills, and compassion.

Aeschylus’ Prometheus Bound is a story of accepting punishment for the greater good. It begins with Prometheus being dragged away to be crucified and punished for interrupting Zeus’ plans to exterminate the human populace. One reads the punishment, being chained to a rock where he must wait for his hero, who has yet to be born, as gruesome and awful, and takes the grace and dignity displayed by Prometheus as an invitation to give him sympathy. “’I gave them intelligence, I made them masters of their

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 is fierce and brave; She is smart, somewhat ruthless, but she was praised by all. Athena took part in many wars and also fought in the Trojan War. She is “The Goddess of War”, so she is Ares counterpart. She is smart, she invents many things, like the flute, trumpet, the chariot, and much more. She is praised by many because of her “compassion and generosity.” to her followers.

Stemming from a desired standpoint, Aphrodite, a gorgeous, perpetual young woman with a beautiful body is known as the goddess of love and beauty. Graciously assisting men charm their desired spouse with love enchantments, Aphrodite herself was no stranger to divine lovers as she held various relationships with both gods and mortals. Yet, despite her dynamic desirability and mixed personality, Aphrodite had to overcome her weak and frightful self (http://www.greek-gods.info/greek-gods/aphrodite/) due to her jealousy. Even though it was thought that she was born the daughter of Zeus and Dione, it was more frequently believed that she was born of the foam in the sea off of island Cyprus. Later on, Aphrodite went to marry lame smith Hephaestus, Olympian god of Iron, but was quietly acquiring a private affair with Ares, god of War.

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

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.

-However since Aphrodite Urania is born from only the male and not b/c a male and a female had sex, she was known as the goddess of pure love which ends not with sexual satisfaction but spiritual gratification. The Aphrodite Urania that arose from Uranus, god of the heavens, turned into heavenly/celestial Aphrodite of philosophy and religion.

Odyssey is one of the best known ancient literature. It tells the story of a hero, Odysseus, trying to make his way back home. Despite the fact that this is ancient literature, it still corresponds with the modern society as it explores human nature. In sections five to eight, the readers find Odysseus in the island of Kalypso, a place of paradise, reassembly the Garden of Eden; the women in these sections illustrates their own wisdom and power, proving to be strong; Odysseus’s actions also justifies himself as a noble and good guy in the context of the story. However, he would be proven to be a bad guy in the modern standards.

Athena was fierce and brave in battle. She was Zeus’ favorite child. She was not born of a mother rather sprang full grown and clad in armour from Zeus’ forehead. She was the goddess of reason, arts, literature, and intelligent activity.

.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,

Prometheus is given a (possibly) eternal torment, to be chained to a column and have his liver torn out daily. His brother Epimetheus is given what we may infer is punishment of comparable magnitude: the first woman. In the Works and Days, we learn she is called Pandora, "The Gift of All." This gift comes with many alluring qualities: she looks "like a goddess immortal, having the lovely shape of a virgin," she is taught by Athena weaving, and Aphrodite has"shed on her charm, …mak[ing] her an object of painful love and exhausting desire" (Theogony, 62-66). She is dressed by Athena in a "silver-white gown (575) and adorned by the Graces and "our Lady Persuasion" with golden necklaces, and crowned by Horai with flowers, as well as an intricately crafted golden crown, which, while a "marvel to look at," depicts "terrible monsters." And if these charms aren’t enough to lure a man into the clutches of woman, men who do not marry and have progeny are doomed to "baneful old age with no one to care for his needs,"(604-5) and his collateral heirs will divide his goods.

Athena is the goddess of war, wisdom, craft and heroism, she is also known as the patron god of Athens. Athena is considered a major goddess, and thus she plays a major role throughout mythology. Her power has clearly been shown throughout multiple different readings we have done in class but especially in, Homer’s Odyssey and Aeschylus’ Eumenides.

In Greek mythology, Prometheus had a reputation as being a clever trickster and he famously gave the human race the gift of fire and the skill of metalwork, action for which he was punished by Zeus, who ensured every day that an eagle ate the liver of the Titan as he was helplessly chained to a rock. Prometheus, whose name means “Forethought” , was able to see into the future. He warned his brother Epimetheus not to marry Pandora; who’s dowry would eventually unleash evil onto the world. And when Prometheus forewarned Zeus that Thetis son Achilles was destined to be his rival, Zeus released him from bondage in gratitude, ordering Heracles to shoot the eagle and break the god’s binding chains.

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.