Athena
Alea Fletcher
She is the Goddess of...
How she was born
Athena is the daughter of Zeus, and she sprang fully grown and with her armor and weapons from his forehead. Zeus had a headache so Hephaestus (Son of Zeus and Hera, blacksmith) split the head of Zeus with his axe, and Athena sprang out. This is another reason that Athena is the goddess of wisdom.
Appearance
Achievements
Athena is the representation of Agriculture, and is the inventor of the plow and rake, and she created the olive tree, the greatest blessing of Attica, and taught men how to make a yoke so that the oxen can pull the plow. Even though Poseidon was the one who made the first horse, she is the one that took care of breeding them, and she also told men how to tame them by using a bridle, her own invention.
Children
Known for
Her contest with Poseidon for dominion of Athens where she made the first olive tree and he made the first horse, and the Trojan War where she sided with the Greeks in battle, but attacked their ships with a storm when they didn't punish Oilean Ajax (A king of Locris) for violating her Trojan shrine.
Sources
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Senior, Michael. Who’s Who in Mythology. N.p.: Macmillan Company, 1985. Print.
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2005. N. pag. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 6 Nov. 2014.