My Greek God Research Paper

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My Greek God is Athena. Her roman name is Minerva. The title of my God is wisdom and war. My God is usually found in Mount Olympus, which is 9,577 feet. The highest mountain in Greece. Some of the powers my God has are: spinning, needle work, wisdom, & crafts.

The mother of my God is Metis, the father of her is Zeus. She had 3 siblings, Apollo, Artemis, & Hermes. My God/Goddess are Metis & Zeus. When Athena got married, she got married to Hephaestus. She didn’t have any other family relatives. She had one child with Hephaestus and she named it Erichthonius.

Zeus came to lust after Metis, and chased her in his direct way. Metis tried to escape, going so far as to change her form many times. Turning into various creatures such as hawks, fish, …show more content…

It is evident that Athena and Athens derive from the same root; Athens is in plural form, because it represents the sisterhood of the goddess that existed there. Similarly, Athena was called Mykene in the city of Mycenae , and Thebe in the city of Thebes.

It is told that Athena was brought up by the Boeotian Alalcomeneus, but according to the Arcadians, Athena was handed over to Pallas by Zeus as soon as she was born, and reared by him till she grew up. Others affirm that Athena was brought up by Triton, whose body, as far as the belly, was like that of the gods, but had a tail of a sea-monster. During her childhood, Athena, while playing with another girl called Pallas killed her accidentally during one of their games, and being grieved for her death

Athena A tall, slim woman with bluish-green eyes trickling light, wearing a suit of armour and a golden helmet the Owl. The symbol of the owl is closely associated with wisdom and victory The Olive Tree. The symbol of the olive tree relates to the gift she offered to Cecrops, the first king of Athens The Serpent or Snake the Symbols of weapons and armor - Helmet and

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