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The Olympians - Episode 5: Athena

Athena was a daughter of Zeus, the King of the Gods, and Metis, the first wife of Zeus. She never married to anyone never had children. Athena is a tall, slim woman with bluish-green eyes, wearing a suit of armour and a golden helmet. Athena was the goddess who taught mankind various skills such as weaving and sewing to the women and agriculture and metallurgy to men. She was always giving precious advice and stood by on any danger. Athena protected the heroes as they went out to fight battles and protected them when they were coming back.


After competing against Poseidon, Athena officially became the patron deity of the city of ancient Athens and the Parthenon was built in her honour (read Episode 2 to find out what happened). She was known as "Athena the victorious", because she was believed to have given the Athenians the victory during the Persian War.


Athena's symbols were the spear, the distaff and the aegis (a shield of goatskin), to which the head of the Gorgon Medusa was fastened in order to terrify the opponents). Her tree was the olive tree and her sacred animal was the owl, the symbol of wisdom. I think that I described you well enough, Athena

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