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Ares, the main Greek god of war; Athena, goddess of wisdom, war strategy, and weaving; Aphrodite Areia, a goddess of war and beauty worshiped in Kythira and Sparta; Bia, personification of force and compulsion; Castor and Pollux, twin brothers that were the gods of war, sailors, and the constellation Gemini. Deimos, personification of terror
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]
She gets caught in the crossfire between Hippolytus and Aphrodite, the goddess of love. This narrative requires a little background on an earlier conflict between Hippolytus and Aphrodite. Hippolytus is a devout follower of Artemis, the goddess of the hunt and, among other things, the goddess of chastity. As a result he hails her as the ...
Phaedrus (/ ˈ f iː d r ə s, ˈ f ɛ d r ə s /), son of Pythocles, of the Myrrhinus deme (Greek: Φαῖδρος Πυθοκλέους Μυῤῥινούσιος, Phaĩdros Puthokléous Murrhinoúsios; c. 444 – 393 BC), was an ancient Athenian aristocrat associated with the inner-circle of the philosopher Socrates.
The goddess is depicted frontal and resting her weight on her right leg (a posture known as contrapposto), while her left leg is relaxed and bent backwards. Athena's left hand rests on her waist, while her head is turned to the left and up. [2] Athena's helmet is of the Corinthian type, and she is wearing a veil and short chiton. [3]
A favorite of Athena, the goddess intended to make Tydeus immortal, but the seer Amphiaraus, knowing this, and hating Tydeus, cut off Melanippus' head and gave it to Tydeus, who proceeded to eat the brains of his killer. As was Amphiaraus's intention, Athena was so appalled that she changed her mind and let Tydeus die.
After Athena was born fully armed from Zeus' forehead, Triton, son of Poseidon and messenger of the seas, became foster parent to the goddess and raised her alongside his own daughter, Pallas. The sea god taught both girls the arts of war.
Athena: Goddess of War (Korean: 아테나: 전쟁의 여신) is a South Korean espionage television drama series broadcast by SBS in 2010 and a spin-off of 2009's Iris. Budgeted at ₩ 20 billion ( US$ 17 million) like its predecessor, the two series are among the most expensive Korean dramas ever produced.