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  2. Athena - Wikipedia

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    The Acropolis at Athens (1846) by Leo von Klenze.Athena's name probably comes from the name of the city of Athens. [4] [5]Athena is associated with the city of Athens. [4] [6] The name of the city in ancient Greek is Ἀθῆναι (Athȇnai), a plural toponym, designating the place where—according to myth—she presided over the Athenai, a sisterhood devoted to her worship. [5]

  3. Metis (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    Athena emerged from Zeus's mind full grown, wearing the armor her mother made her. She was made the goddess of wisdom, warfare, and crafts. But Zeus lay with the fair-cheeked daughter of Ocean and Tethys apart from Hera... deceiving Metis although she was full wise. But he seized her with his hands and put her in his belly, for fear that she ...

  4. Pallas (daughter of Triton) - Wikipedia

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    At the beginning of the fight, Athena got the upper hand, until Pallas took over. Before she could win, Zeus, who was in attendance, fearing to see his own daughter lose, distracted Pallas with the Aegis, which she had once shown interest in. Pallas, stunned in awe, stood still as Athena, expecting her to dodge, impaled her accidentally.

  5. Triton (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    Athena bears the epithet Tritogeneia (Τριτογένεια) "Triton-born" [42] and while this is suggestive of Triton's daughter being Athena, [43] the appellation is otherwise explainable in several ways, e.g., as Athena's birth (from Zeus's head) taking place at the River Triton or Lake Tritonis. [44] Triton also had a daughter named Triteia.

  6. Medusa - Wikipedia

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    Medusa is widely known as a monstrous creature with snakes in her hair whose gaze turns men to stone. Through the lens of theology, film, art, and feminist literature, my students and I map how her meaning has shifted over time and across cultures.

  7. Maria Menounos Breaks Down the Meaning Behind Her Daughter's Name

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    Proud mom Maria Menounos is opening up about the special meaning behind her newborn daughter's name. The 45-year-old TV presenter, who welcomed her first child, Athena Alexandra, in June, chatted ...

  8. Eris (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    According to Hesiod she was the daughter of primordial Nyx (Night), and the mother of a long list of undesirable personified abstractions, such as Ponos (Toil), Limos (Famine), Algae (Pains) and Ate (Delusion). Eris initiated a quarrel between Hera, Athena and Aphrodite, which led to the Judgement of Paris and ultimately the Trojan War.

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