Athena
Back in time when Greece was making its mark in history as one of thegreat civilization of the Ancient World, there was a great deal of emphasis on theGods and Goddesses. To the Greeks the world was governed by the Gods and theywere the reason many things happened in the world, mostly thing that whereunexplainable. The goddess Athena was one of the many gods or goddesses thatplayed a large role in Greek mythology. Even though Athena was the patron saintof Athens she supported other Greeks outside of Athens, such as, Achilles,Orestes, and especially Odysseus ("Athena"-1). Athena is know to be the goddess of war, guardian of cities, patroness ofarts and crafts, and promoter of wisdom ("Images of Women..."-1). Athena'sname actually came form the Cretan and Mycenean name Athene which predatesthe Greeks by about 1,500 years (Daly-20). The ending '-ene,' was set aside forroyalty and goddesses, like Helene (Harris-4). She was also called by some Greeksas Pallas Athena. Not many people know where the name Pallas came from. Some legends say she obtained it from the giant Pallas that she killed in the war ofthe gods and giants (Grant-Hazel 83). Another legend says that Athena
Available World Wide Web:http://www. By taking Pallas' in front of herown, Athena shows the grief that she endured for the loss of her friend (Daly-20). The court judged that this was a more beneficialgift and let Athena have the city (Daly-100).
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