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Athena

Athena. Ara Cho. Agenda. Who is Athena? Relationships Domain of Athena Symbols Special Powers Personality Traits Arachne& Athena Interesting Facts Bibliography. Who is Athena?. Also Known as Minerva Full name: Pallas Athena Goddess of wisdom, war, art, industry, and skill

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Athena

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  1. Athena Ara Cho

  2. Agenda • Who is Athena? • Relationships • Domain of Athena • Symbols • Special Powers • Personality Traits • Arachne& Athena • Interesting Facts • Bibliography

  3. Who is Athena? • Also Known as Minerva • Full name: Pallas Athena • Goddess of wisdom, war, art, industry, and skill • Favorite child of Zeus • Best weaver in the world

  4. Relationships • Born from Zeus’s head • Mother: Metis • Father: Zeus • Best friend: Pallas

  5. Domain of Athena • Athens • Won Athens from a quarrel with Poseidon • Gave olive tree as present • Has many temples at Athens

  6. Symbols • Wisdom -snakes -owls • Trees -Mulberry -Oak -Olive • War • -Shield • Skill • -Weaving • -Wool Working

  7. Special Powers • Weapon -Armor -Zeus’s Buckler with Medusa’s head -Sometimes use thunderbolt • Skillful • -weaver • -sculptor WISDOM!!!

  8. Personality Traits • Heroic • Caring for justice • Fair • Wise • Independent • Strong I ROCK!!!!

  9. Arachne& Athena • Myth of how spiders were created • Arachne thinks she’s the best weaver • Challenges to Athena • Athena gets angry • Arachne commits suicide • Athena makes her spider • Check out short video about Athena & Arachne

  10. Interesting Facts • Parthenon was dedicated to Athena • Was a virgin • Only god to use Aegis, Zeus’s shield

  11. Bibliography • "Athena." picture. Google. 3 June 2009 <http://www.solarsabbath.org/images/athena.jpg>. • "Map of Greece." map. Wikipedia. 3 June 2009 <http://www.resortvacationstogo.com/images/maps/cc/110.gif>. • "Athena's Birth." picture. Google. 3 June 2009 <http://www-personal.une.edu.au/~mdillon/greekhis/athena01.jpg>. • "Metis." picture. Google. 3 June 2009 <http://www.eso-garden.com/images/uploads_bilder/women_in_greek_myths.jpg>. • "What are the symbols of Zeus Hera Athena Demeter Apollo Poseidon Ares Artemis and the other Greek gods and goddesses?." Wikianswers.com. 3 June 2009 <http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_symbols_of_Zeus_Hera_Athena_Demeter_Apollo_Poseidon_Ares_Artemis_and_the_other_Greek_gods_and_goddesses>. • "What are the symbols of Athena?." Wikianswers.com. 3 June 2009 <http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_symbols_of_Athena>. • "Character of Athena." picture. Google. 3 June 2009 <http://studentpages.scad.edu/~stardi20/webstuff/Athena_web.jpg>. • "Parthenon." photograph. Google. 3 June 2009 <http://scrapetv.com/News/News%20Pages/Everyone%20Else/images/parthenon-and-the-acropolis.jpg>. • "Aegis." photograph. Google. 3 June 2009 <http://aegis-technical.com/aegis1.1.gif>. • 'Arachne' by Nick Kozis. 26 Sep. 2008. Youtube. ithentic. 3 June 2009 <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qW3Bbav7w4A>. • "Athena weapons." photograph. Google. 3 June 2009 <http://www.thecaveonline.com/WORLDHISTORY/ENRICHMENT/PARTHENON/Athena.gif>. • "Tapestry Frame." photograph. Google. 3 June 2009 <http://www.thecaveonline.com/WORLDHISTORY/ENRICHMENT/PARTHENON/Athena.gif>. • "Sculpture." photograph. Google. 3 June 2009 <http://www.norbulingka.org/sculpture/images/process3.jpg>. THANK YOU!!!!!

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