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11 Ιουν 2023 · Symbols. Athena’s symbols are a reflection of her powers and her character. The most famous of these symbols is her shield, representing her role as a protector of her people. The shield is often adorned with the head of the Gorgon, a creature from Greek mythology that turned people to stone.
15 Σεπ 2024 · Athene. Top Questions. Who was Athena? How was Athena born? How is Athena usually portrayed? What is Athena's animal symbol? What was Athena's role in the Iliad? Athena, in Greek religion, the city protectress, goddess of war, handicraft, and practical reason, identified by the Romans with Minerva.
27 Αυγ 2020 · Artifacts from the Mycenaean and Minoan cultures that predated archaic Greece show a female goddess with a shield, believed by many to be the precursor to Athena. The Minoans also depicted a female deity that held snakes in her hands.
30 Μαρ 2022 · In ancient Greece, Athena was often referred to as bright-eyed Athena. This epithet in Greek is called Glaukopis, a word that shares origin with the Greek word to refer to the owl, koukouvágia.In fact, in many archaic images of Athena she is shown accompanied by a small owl whose species, Athene noctua, or Athena’s owlet, was named after the Greek goddess.
27 Αυγ 2018 · Athena, the patron goddess of the city of Athens, is associated with over a dozen sacred symbols from which she derived her powers. Born from Zeus's head, she was his favorite daughter and possessed great wisdom, bravery, and resourcefulness.
31 Αυγ 2024 · Why was Medusa cursed by Athena? Medusa, in Greek mythology, the most famous of the monster figures known as Gorgons. She was usually represented as a winged female creature having a head of hair consisting of snakes; unlike the Gorgons, she was sometimes represented as very beautiful.
6 Ιουλ 2023 · Athena later aided Perseus on his quest to kill and behead Medusa, by giving him a polished bronze shield that would allow him to look at Medusa’s reflection instead of directly at her. Athena vs. Ares
