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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]
In Germanic later mythology, Holda (Frau Holle) and Perchta (Frau Perchta, Berchta, Bertha) were both known as goddesses who oversaw spinning and weaving. They had many names. They had many names. Holda , whose patronage extends outward to control of the weather, and source of women's fertility, and the protector of unborn children, is the ...
Bait Pandi: the Bagobo goddess of weavers who taught women weaving [12] Fu Dalu: the T'boli goddess of the abaca; speak and guide weavers on how to create patterns and designs, which are remembered in dreams [13] Mamiyo: the Ifugao stretcher of skeins, one of the twenty-three deities presiding over the art of weaving [14]
‘Athena Ergane’ was a specific title given to Athena as the patron of crafts, particularly weaving. Under this moniker, she was the goddess of all handicrafts, or functional artwork. To honor this, on the day of the festival, a loom is set up by the priestesses of Athena and the Arrephoroi. From the loom, a great peplos is warped and woven.
In Greek mythology, Athena (Ancient Greek: Αθηνά) is a goddess of wisdom, strategic-war and weaving. Athena may also refer to: Athena (given name) , for people and fictional characters
Angered over the insolence, the goddess splashed water at him, immediately turning him into a stag (who was then devoured by his own hunting dogs as he tried to escape). Arachne ("spider") Spider: Athena: Arachne was a Lydian girl noted for her talent in weaving. When she bragged of being a better weaver than Athena herself, the goddess ...
Pages and categories relating to Athena, goddess of wisdom in Greek mythology. ... Pages in category "Athena" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 ...
Myrmex was an Attican girl famed for her cleverness and her chastity, and for this reason she was loved by Athena, the virgin goddess of wisdom. [3] When Demeter created crops, Athena wished to show the Atticans an effective way of sowing the fields, so she created the plough, with Myrmex by her side. But Myrmex stole some sheaves, and ...