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Athenea

Athena

In Greek mythology, Athena is the daughter of Zeus, was born as an adult, his face when he opened Hephaestus split his head with an ax to cure him of the pain that tormented him.Athena is the goddess of wisdom, arts and crafts. It represents the creative intelligence. Is patron saint of potters, weavers, builders and other craftsmen.It is a warrior goddess, but lacks the violent and unreflective of Ares, but uses the prudent courage, as seen in the Iliad. It also embodies the intelligence (the figure clearly inherited from her mother) and wisdom.



Lineage and identityDaughter of Zeus and Metis, the wisest among gods and humans. Goddess of wisdom, the untiring work and virginity almost terrible. It is a legendary character but a higher concentration less symbolic martial, moral, fair, craft, wise.
Figure and attributesIts importance is almost as much as that of Hera, and in Athens, as guardian of the city. From Macedonia to Sparta second only to Zeus. Virgin is a majestic, beautiful face, but severe. His eyes are gray, his body strong but gracefully. Or armed or with a spindle.
Attributes: Your attributes are in full armor, the helmet, long spear and shield (with the Gorgon's head), also the aegis and the spindle. His animals are the owl and the snake. As plants have olives. The accompanying Pallas. An artist known is The Spinners, Velázquez.
Protective fieldsWar, arts, crafts. Acts of heroes (which protects). Cities and fortresses. Wisdom, courage, military, social order.
Places of WorshipThey worshiped in the Parthenon and the Erechtheion in Athens, also in Asia. The Parthenon is a Greek temple situated on the Acropolis of Athens and dedicated to the goddess Athena. He is regarded as one of the most beautiful architectural constructions of humanity. It was built between 447 and 432 B.C. by architects and Callicrates Ictinus under the supervision of Phidias author of the sculptural decoration and a large statue of Athena in gold and ivory.

 
Birth
It sprang from the head of Zeus. He was married to Metis, he swallowed when he learned she was pregnant, as it had predicted that his son would dethrone him. At the time of delivery, Zeus asked Hephaestus to open its skull with an ax: Athena was born from his head with a cry of war and as an adult.










 




 
 
To be honest, I love Athena character is one of the goddesses that I feel I represent, because of his intelligence, his "claw" and the dominance it imposes, as always, I have too long to write! I hope to write soon.
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As you may have noticed in my blog I put many many things, especially those that seem interesting or apasionates, so is that if one day I speak of Greek mythology, the following books and art then, please forgive me, I have much to say to the world and soon ... Sorry for my long absence, is dismissed.

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