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	Athena
		Athena ("protectress" - also transliterated Athene), associated by the Romans with their goddess Minerva (Etruscan equivalent: Menrva), was born of one of the many liaisons of Zeus with the goddesses of Mount Olympus.
		Athena is also often depicted with an owl (a symbol of wisdom) sitting on one of her shoulders.
		With the epithet "Athena Parthenos" ("virgin"), Athena was worshipped at the Parthenon.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/at/Athena.html (1051 words)

	Athena Parthenos - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Athena Parthenos is the title of a massive sculpture of the Greek goddess Athena by Phidias that was housed in the Parthenon in Athens.
		Athena Parthenos is made of a composite of gypsum cement and ground fiberglass, The head of Athena was assembled over an aluminum armature, and the lower part was made in steel.
		The Varvakeion Athena, a Roman copy in marble of the Athena Parthenos from the second century, is housed in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Athena_Parthenos (886 words)

	Athena (Minerva) and Artemis (Diana)
		Athena and Artemis have one major characteristic in common: they are both sworn to virginity, and have absolutely no sexual relationships whatsoever; thus these two represent the sacred purity of young women before the age of marriage.
		Athena (Minerva to the Romans) was the principal goddess of Athens, a city named for her as a result of the contest with Poseidon (seen previously in Section 3).
		Athena was angered at this mocking, so she threw the flute to the ground in disgust.
	www.uwm.edu /Course/mythology/0500/athena.htm (3574 words)

	Athena / Minerva
		In the Olympian pantheon, Athena was remade as the favorite daughter of Zeus, born by parthenogenesis from his forehead, the culmination of his Olympian ascendancy over the matriarchal Great Goddess of the earlier culture.
		Athena competed with Poseidon to be the patron deity of Athens.
		Athena guided Perseus in eliminating Medusa, a dangerous unreformed relic of the old pre-Olympian order, and she was awarded the grisly trophy that turned men to stone, for her shield.
	www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/Mythology/Athena.html (1678 words)

	Athena
		Inventor of the flute, the plough and the ox-yoke, the horse bridle and the chariot.
		In spite of this birthright of armor, Athena was not known to have a bellicose nature, nor did she bear arms except when her country was threatened or attacked, or when she came to the aid of heroes such as Herakles, Perseus, and Odysseus.
		Athena had lent the great shield of polished bronze to Perseus for use as a mirror, so he did not have to look at the gorgon, but only at her reflection.
	www.arthistory.sbc.edu /imageswomen/papers/stebbinsathena/athena2.html (2482 words)

	Chryselephantine Statue of Athena
		Athena stands holding a Nike (Victory) on her right hand that extends forward from the elbow, as if offering Nike to the Athenian citizens.
		Her breastplate is adorned with snakes and the head of Medusa at the center.
		The statue was a hollow construction with a wooden armature that supported the outer surfaces of the golden drapery, and the ivory flesh of Athena.
	www.ancient-greece.org /art/athena-statue.html (271 words)

	Thelemapedia: The Encyclopedia of Thelema & Magick \| Athena
		Athena, (Phoenician Onga) also transliterated as Athene, the Greek goddess of wisdom, strategy, and war associated by the Romans with their Etruscan goddess Minerva, is attended by an owl, carried the goatskin shield given to her from her father called the Aegis and is accompanied by the goddess of victory, Nike.
		Athena is associated with Athens, a plural name because it was the place where she presided over her sisterhood, the Athenai, in earliest times.
		Athena is classically portrayed wearing full armor, carrying a lance and a shield with the head of the gorgon Medusa mounted on it.
	www.thelemapedia.org /index.php/Athena (1314 words)

	Athena, Goddess of Wisdom
		Athena was also worshiped as the goddess of wisdom and of crafts, especially spinning and weaving.
		Athena was regarded as the protector of all cities and states.
		Athena is often shown with an olive branch, a symbol of peace and plenty.
	expage.com /page/athenagoddessofwisdom (428 words)

	Notebook
		Athena Parthenos, as she was known by the ancients, played a part in the most important stories involving cosmogony.
		Athena competed with Poseidon for the possession of Attica and proffered to its inhabitants the olive tree, symbol of peace and prosperity.
		Athena was the goddess of the olive tree, the sacred tree of Athens, and, even in the age of Pericles, Pheidias' famous statue of Athena Parthenos had a snake rearing up behind her shield and another coiled around her waist.
	www.noteaccess.com /APPROACHES/AGW/Athena.htm (2672 words)

	Essay: The Gilding of Nashville's Athena Parthenos
		The statue is a re-creation of Athena Parthenos that once stood in the Parthenon in Athens.
		For example, the gold plates on the Athena statue in ancient times weighed approximately 1,500 pounds and were one-eighth to one-sixteenth of an inch thick.
		Athena's exposed skin, mainly that of her face and arms, was mysteriously carved or molded from sheets of ivory.
	pages.prodigy.net /nhn.slate/nh00052.html (541 words)

	Ambrosia
		Athena's gift was considered better and the city was named Athens in her honor.
		Athena's sandals are decorated with scenes from the Battle of the Lapiths and the Centaurs, a story which can also be seen on the metopes (frieze) on the outside of the Nashville Parthenon.
		Athena's breastplate, also called her aegis, is made from a magic goatskin which made the wearer invulnerable and was given to Athena by her father, Zeus.
	www.geocities.com /vampambrosia/parthenon.htm (1161 words)

	The Parthenon - Temple of Athena Parthenos
		Athena is shown here wearing the helmet with which she is identified.
		Zeus heard a prophecy that the child Metis bore after she gave birth to Athena would become the lord of heaven, so, to prevent this from happening, he swallowed Metis while she was still pregnant with Athena.
		In the Greek epic Iliad, Athena's warlike qualities are apparent as she sternly thwarts Aphrodite, goddess of erotic desire, and Aphrodite's pawns, the ill-fated lovers Paris and Helen of Troy.
	charliecat24.tripod.com /greece/parth.html (697 words)

	Athena
		Athena is thereafter obedient to her "Father", but in return her position among the new, official pantheon is assured.
		This etymological connection is reinforced by Athena's association with the Gynosphinx - she wears one upon her triplecrested helmet in the Parthenon - an ancient icon of the Goddess with the head and breasts of a Woman, the body of a Lioness, the tail of a Serpent, and the wings of an Eagle.
		Athena is the intelligent, self-directed personification of wisdom, justice, mercy, and victory, with the powers of both destruction and healing at her disposal.
	www.pagannation.org /julyaug/athena.html (1432 words)

	Athena
		Athena’s spheres of influence are all centered around the most important parts of civilization.
		It is clear that Athena was one of the Greeks favorite goddesses, as she more rarely was seen in the same vengeful light that we see Poseidon in during the Odyssey, for example.
		In the Parthenon she was known as “Athena Parthenos.” “Athena Promachos” led in battle, and “Athena Polias” was protector of Athens.
	userwww.sfsu.edu /~setareh/Athena.htm (607 words)

	Ancient Greek Sculptures
		Athena's companion was the goddess of victory, Nike, and her usual attribute is the owl.
		Athena possessed the Aegis, the mighty goat skin that protected her like a shield.
		This wonderful statue is a reproduction of the lost ivory and gold statue of Athena Parthenos that once stood at the frontgate of the Athenian Acropolis in the 5th century B.C. and was 65 feet high.
	www.hellenic-art.com /statues/athina.htm (170 words)

	Parthenon Conclusion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In addition to his Athena Parthenos, Pheidias was also known for his large statue of Zeus, also chryselephantine, which he created for the temple at Olympia, scene of the pamhellenic Olympic Festival.
		Athena's clothing was of gold-plate--made removable in case of emergency.
		Athena's face, hands, and feet were of ivory, her eyes of precious jewels.
	www.bergen.org /AAST/Projects/Architecture/Parthenon/parthenon2.html (700 words)

	The Colossal Athena Parthenos Statues of Pheidias
		The statue of Athena stands upright, dressed in a full-length chiton, and on her breast a head of Medusa is represented in ivory.
		The Shield of Athena Parthenos, battle of the Athenians against the Amazons,the women warriors, (Amazonomachy).
		Pheidias made his Athena as would one who knew optics and geometry and “knowing that things that are high will appear very small.” His Athena was made with her mouth open, nostrils distended, and the rest in proportion to the height of the columns.
	www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/Arts/AthenaParthenos.htm (1270 words)

	The Goddess Athena (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Greek goddess Athena (A-theen-uh), later called Minerva by the Romans, was the goddess of wisdom, battle, and certain crafts, and was the protector of the concept of cities.
		She is identified often in mythology as grey-eyed or flashing-eyed Athena, and is sometimes called Pallas Athena because she accidentally killed Pallas, a daughter of the sea god, Triton.
		Athena's sacred temple on the acropolis in Athens, Greece is called the Parthenon (temple of the virgin) because she was one of the three virgin Olympian goddesses.
	vathena.arc.nasa.gov /project/teacher/goddess (551 words)

	Athena - Questions, Answers, Fun Facts, Information
		When Athena blinded Teresius, she was very angry at him, but then she felt sorry for him and gave him that capability.
		Athena was not only born a woman, but she was also fully armed, waving her pike, which gave her the name 'Pallas' (it means the one who is waving something).
		Athena hit the earth with her pike and an olive tree emerged, small in the beginning, which soon grew up and gave flowers and olives.
	www.funtrivia.com /en/Humanities/Athena-4542.html (862 words)

	Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County-The Parthenon
		Athena appears on Athenian coins of the second and first centuries B.C. Later, Romans copied the statue in small-scale.
		Athena was cast out of gypsum cement in many molds and assembled inside the Parthenon.
		The Athena statue was constructed from 1982 to 1990.
	www.nashville.gov /parthenon/Athena.htm (580 words)

	Pallas Athena (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		According to mythology, Athena was the favorite daughter of Zeus.
		Athena was very different from the war god Ares.
		In the temple stood the ivory and gold statue called the Athena Parthenos, by Phidias, the greatest Greek sculptor.The Athenians held their most important festival, the Panathenaea, on the day considered to be the goddess' birthday.
	library.thinkquest.org /17709/people/athena.htm (323 words)

	Athena---the serpent’s Eve reborn after the Flood
		26 And she was born in the presence of Hera, the primal Eve, meaning that she (Athena) is the new representation of Eve in the Greek age.
		Athena’s possession of the sphinx shows that her authority supersedes that of Hera in the new Greek Age.
		Athena, the new Eve of the Greek Age, carries a deadly spear, a sign that she led the great spiritual battle to defeat the Yahweh-believing sons of Noah and re-establish the way of Kain after the Flood.
	www.solvinglight.com /features/0311/athenaandeve06.htm (847 words)

	Athena
		She represented the intellectual and civilized side of war--she was not so much a fighter as a wise and prudent adviser.
		Athena struck the bare soil with her spear and caused an olive tree to spring up.
		The people were so delighted with the olive that Zeus gave the city to Athena and named it after her.
	greek438.tripod.com /athena.htm (324 words)

	Athena Parthenos, in progress, The Parthenon, Nashville, TN
		Athena Parthenos, in progress, The Parthenon, Nashville, TN Athena Parthenos, in progress -
		Although the head of Athena was assembled over an aluminum armature, the lower part was made in steel.
		LeQuire is working on Athena's right arm and has begun the armature for the figures on the base.
	alanlequire.com /athenaessay.html (336 words)

	Athena channeling, Part II
		She doesn't understand the part of the vision of that embodiment in which she was, as "priestess" to herself, in the golden chamber beneath the statue of Athena Parthenos.
		Actually, the name "Athena" is a static representation of a being who has grown much greater, so those would not now be the tonals that would represent her.
		In other words, the tonals "Athena" would be understood on earth historically as representing that being as she was expressed at that time.
	www.melora.org /athena2.html (3498 words)

	Map of the Acropolis of Athens
		This was a very ancient altar to Athena and Erechtheus, that was used by the various temples that replaced one another on the Acropolis.
		This temple was built to replace the older temple of Athena and was also dedicated to (and named after) Erechtheus, one of the legendary kings of Athens, later divinized and sometimes identified to Poseidon himself.
		It was erected as a tribute to Athena, the goddess who had "fought for (pro-machos in Greek)" Athens, after the naval victory of Eurymedon over the Persian fleet in 466 B. and paid for with the spoils from that victory.
	plato-dialogues.org /tools/acropol.htm (1105 words)

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