• Greeks identified Athena with the Egyptian sky goddess Neith.
• Daughter of Zeus and Metis
• Grey eyes Greek virgin goddess of war, wisdom, and handicrafts
• Patroness of Athens
• Assisted Hercules in many tasks
• Said she remained a virgin, rejecting everyone
• Wears an ornament symbolizing the head of Medusa
• Sprang from Zeus’ head fully armed after Zeus turned Metis, Athena’s mother into a fly and ate her
• Parthenon was her temple
• Won contest with Poseidon by producing the olive tree in Athens

• Goddess of flight and defends her State
• Favorite daughter of Zeus
• Owl is the birth consecrated to her
• Invented every kind of work in which women were employed

PHOCIS

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 "The Goddess Athena." The Shrine of the Goddess Athena. Web. 07 Apr. 2011. <http://www.goddess-athena.org/Encyclopedia/Athena/>.