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		Athena later was associated with the application of philosophy to cult in the fifth century during the Classical period.
		Athena had a special relationship with Athens, as is shown by the etymological connection of the names of the goddess and the city.
		Athena is associated with Athens, a plural name because it was the place where she presided over her sisterhood, the Athenai, in earliest times: "[Mycenae] was the city where the Goddess was called Mykene, and Mycenae is named in the plural for the sisterhood of females who tended her there.
	www.inglesnoexterior.com /dictionary.aspx?q=Athena (4857 words)

	Athena - Phantis
		Athena has no Greek etymology, and probably was already a goddess in the Aegean before the coming of the Greeks, although her name is not attested in Eteocretan.
		With the epithet "Athena Parthenos" ("virgin"), Athena was worshipped at the Parthenon.
		Athena was furious at her skill (the contest was never decided), and her choice of subject, and, with a touch, struck Arachne with terrific guilt.
	wiki.phantis.com /index.php/Athena (1701 words)

	Athena - The Mind-N-Magick Paganpedia
		Athena is an armed warrior goddess, never a child, always a virgin (parthenos); she is said to have found the advances of men to be childish.
		Athena is also often depicted with an owl (a symbol of wisdom) sitting on one of her shoulders.
		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.
	paganpedia.mind-n-magick.com /wiki/index.php?title=Athena (1768 words)

	Athena - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Athena is classically portrayed wearing full armor, with the helmet raised high on the forehead like a hat; she carries a spear and a shield with the head of the gorgon Medusa mounted on it.
		Athena is also often depicted with an owl (a symbol of wisdom) sitting on one of her shoulders.
		Athena was furious at her skill (the contest was never decided) and her choice of subject (after all, she is Zeus's favorite daughter.) Enraged, she destroyed Arachne's work and transformed her into the first spider, which forever weaves a silk web to catch its food.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Athena (3644 words)

	Acropolis, Athens
		Traces of Mycenaean houses prove that the acropolis was permanently inhabited during that age and continued to be so during the dark periods that preceded the birth of the Athenian polis in the 8th century BC.
		Between the temple of Athena Nike and the Parthenon there was the temenos of Artemida Brauronia, goddess represented as a bear and adorated in the Bruron dema.
		A large bronze statue of Athena, built by Phidias, was originally at the center.
	www.gamesinathens.com /olympics/a/ac/acropolis__athens.shtml (854 words)

	Phidias
		Phidias designed the temple of the goddess Athena on the Athenian Acropolis (Athena Parthenos inside the Parthenon and the Athena Promachos) and the colossal seated Statue of Zeus at Olympia in the 5th century BC.
		On the acropolis of Athens he set up a colossal bronze statue of Athena, the Athena Promachos, which was visible far out at sea.
		It was said that to honor his eromenos Phidias carved the boy's name on the little finger of the Olympian Zeus, and his portrait in the figure of a victorious athlete at the foot of the statue.
	encyclopedia.stateuniversity.com /pages/17256/Phidias.html (845 words)

	Pagan News - Pagan News & Information
		Athena, (Phoenician Onga) also transliterationtransliterated as Athene, the GreeceGreek goddess of wisdom, strategy, and war associated by the Romans with their Etruscan goddess Minerva, was attended by an owl, carried the goatskin shield given to her from her father called the Aegis and was accompanied by the goddess of victory, Nike (mythology)Nike.
		With the epithet " Athena Parthenos" ("virgin"), Athena was worshipped at the Parthenon.
		Athena was standing in the water, the bottom edge of her gentinals brushing the water.
	www.pagannews.com /cgi-bin/gods3.pl?Athena/Minerva (1761 words)

	Athens (Greece) - Printer-friendly - MSN Encarta
		According to Greek mythology, Zeus, the ruler of the gods, staged a contest between Athena and the sea god Poseidon to choose a patron for the city.
		Athena was the ancient city’s divine protector, represented for centuries by a giant seated bronze statue (Athena Promachos) near the entrance to the Acropolis and by a standing ivory and gold statue (Athena Parthenos) inside the Parthenon.
		The main temple to Athena on the Acropolis, the Parthenon, also served as the city’s treasury, and it became the crowning symbol of ancient Greek civilization.
	encarta.msn.com /text_761573173___20/Athens_(Greece).html (2430 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
		One, called Athena Promachos, was made of bronze and stood in the open.
		According to a myth, Athena and Poseidon competed to be patron of Athens (that is, the main god of the city).
		It was so good that Athena could not find any fault in it, and in a vengeful rage she tore up the cloth.
	www.timetrips.co.uk /athena.htm (456 words)

	Athena
		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.
		A relief of Athena slaying the goat-like Titan Pallas with her spear is reminiscent of the famous image of Durga slaying the buffalo- demon Mahisi with her spear.
		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)

	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 made of fine white alabaster stone 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 (176 words)

	Athena - Free Encyclopedia of Thelema
		Athena from the east pediment of the Afea temple in Aegina
		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 was often associated with the local Aeginian goddess, Aphaea.
	www.egnu.org /thelema/Athena (1477 words)

	Athena information - Search.com
		Athena, (Greek Ἀθηνᾶ Athēnâ or Ἀθήνη Athénē; Doric: Ἀσάνα Asána), the Greek goddess of wisdom, weaving, crafts, and war is attended by an owl, wore a goatskin breastplate called the Aegis given to her by her father, Zeus, and is accompanied by the goddess of victory, Nike.
		Athena is an armed warrior goddess, never a child, always a virgin (parthenos); she never had a consort or lover, although once Hephaestus tried and failed.
		Athena was often equated with Aphaea, a local goddess of the island of Aegina, located near Athens.
	domainhelp.search.com /reference/Athena (2341 words)

	The Acropolis
		Athena's armor was of gold, her white flesh made of ivory from Africa.
		The most sacred statue of the Acropolis was an old wooden figure of Athena in the Erechtheion.
		In the open of the Acropolis was the defender, Athena Promachos, made of bronze.
	library.thinkquest.org /19317/htm/acropolis.htm (387 words)

	Notebook
		Athena competed with Poseidon for the possession of Attica and proffered to its inhabitants the olive tree, symbol of peace and prosperity.
		Athena is the goddess of what W. Auden in his Ode to Gaea called 'this new culture of the air': 'But why we should feel neglected on mountain drives, unpopular in woods, is quite clear; the older lives have no wish to be stood in rows or at right angles.
		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)

	Athena
		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.
		Despite this status of “Athena Promachos” as her epithet for battle Athena, it seems she is much more often shown with the epithet “Pallas,” which is much more ambiguous.
	userwww.sfsu.edu /~setareh/Athena.htm (607 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.
		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.
		Athena Promachos was destroyed there by Christian fanatics in the 13-th century.
	www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/Arts/AthenaParthenos.htm (1267 words)

	Athenic Altars - GODDESS ATHENA EU
		Athena no doubt, not only understood the limitations of the mortal, but she adored each and every gift that had been sincerely worked.
		If someone wishes to show Athena that they recognize her for what she really is, and to worship her in secret - even if never uttering one word of worship through fear of persecution, she will accept and understand the limitations on the faith and activity of the human.
		This is to recognize that Athena is the senior member of the friendship and that she should have the biggest portion.
	www.goddessathena.eu /altars.html (3507 words)

	Athena - WiccanWeb.ca (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Herodotus and Plato identified Athena with the Libyan (modern Berbers) goddess Neith.
		In earlier times, Athena may well have been a bird goddess, similar to Lilith and/or the goddess depicted with owls, wings and bird talons on the Burney relief.
		Odysseus' cunning and shrewd nature quickly won Athena's favour, though she is unable to help him run during his journey home from Troy until he washes up on the shore of an island where the Princess Nausicaa is washing her clothes.
	www.wiccanweb.ca /wiki/index.php/Athena (1777 words)

	The Acropolis of Athens, Attractions of Ancient Greece
		It is known with some certainty that a sizeable temple sacred to Athena Polias (Protectress of the City) was erected by mid-6th century BC, a Doric limestone building from which many relics survive and is referred to as the "Bluebeard" temple (from the pedimental three-bodied man-serpent sculpture, whose beards were painted dark blue).
		Between the temple of Athena Nike and the Parthenon there was the temenos of Artemis Brauronia, the goddess represented as a bear and worshipped in the deme of Brauron.
		At the center of the acropolis is the Parthenon or Temple of Athena Parthenos (Athena the Virgin).
	www.magicaljourneys.com /Greece/greece-interest-athens-acropolis.html (1741 words)

	Athens Acropolis: Discover the sacret place of Acropolis
		The main temple is divided into two cellae, one dedicated to Athena, the other to Poseidon, as a reconciliation of the two gods after their contest for the city's name.
		The Temple of Athena Nike used to house a statue of the goddess Athena who was holding a pomegranate, symbol of fertility, in her right hand and a helmet, symbol of war, in her left hand.
		The south wing was the antichamber to the Temple of Athena Nike and the ceiling of the Propylaea's central hall was painted with gold and colourful decoration.
	www.athens-360.com /acropolis.htm (1990 words)

	Athena - Article about Athena
		She is attended by an owl, wears a goatskin breastplate called the Aegis given to her by her father, Zeus, and is accompanied by the goddess of victory, Nike.
		In the Olympian pantheon, Athena was remade as the favorite daughter of Zeus, born fully armed from his forehead.
		Fragments attributed to the semi-legendary Phoenician historian Sanchuniathon, said to have written before the Trojan war, make Athena the daughter of Cronus, a king of Byblos who is said to have visited 'the inhabitable world' and bequeathed Attica to Athena.
	yawiki.org /proc/Athena (2929 words)

	Statue of Athena Promachos, Acropolis
		Exactly in the axis of the central gate of the Propylaia at Acropolis stood a bronze statue of Athena Promachos (the "Champion"), a famous work by Phidias erected in 454 B.C. which stood 9m/30ft high.
		The statue was later taken to Constantinople, and was destroyed during the Crusaders' siege of the city in 1203.
		The goddess, whose lance was visible from a great distance, stood on a marble base, parts of which, with an unusually large "egg-and-dart" moulding, are still in situ.
	www.planetware.com /athens/acropolis-statue-of-athena-promachos-gr-ath-atpro.htm (132 words)

	On Athena by Dennis Dutton.
		In prayers and invocations, Athena is usually referred to as "Lady Athena".
		Worship of Athena is the worship of community and civilization.
		However, the nature of Athena would suggest that priests and priestesses of Athena should be community social leaders or skilled in crafts.
	duttond.topcities.com /Hellenotamiai/duttond/on_Athena.html (288 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.
		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.
		The statue was situated close to the south end of the cella and was surrounded by a procession of double-decked Doric columns on its flanks as well as the back.
	www.ancient-greece.org /art/athena-statue.html (300 words)

	PHEIDIAS
		Among works for which Phidias is famous are three monuments to Athena on the Athenian Acropolis (the Athena Promachos, the Lemnian Athena, and the colossal Athena Parthenos for the Parthenon) and the colossal seated Zeus for the Temple of Zeus at Olympia; none of these survives in the original.
		The first of Phidias' monuments to Athena, the bronze Athena Promachos, was one of his earliest works.
		A head of Athena in Bologna and two statues of Athena in Dresden are thought to be copies, in marble, of Phidias' original work in bronze.
	www.ce.berkeley.edu /~filippou/Research/Fedeas/pheidias.htm (628 words)

	Statuette of Athena Promachos (Getty Museum)
		Athena Promachos forcefully strides forward on this Roman bronze statuette.
		The word Promachos means "the first in battle." She once brandished a spear and shield, and her protective aegis, bearing the head of the gorgon Medusa, covers her chest and back.
		The silver that embellishes Athena's eyes, the gorgon's head, and the ornament on her helmet is still preserved, but the twenty silver snakes that originally decorated the edge of her aegis are missing.
	www.getty.edu /art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails?artobj=35643 (170 words)

	Athens City Guide - What you need to know about Athens !
		In 525, Pheidias’ Athena Promachos was transported to Constantinople, the capital of the Roman Empire and about the middle of the VÉÉth century, the Erectheum is converted into a church of the blessed Virgin.
		Beyond the Sanctuary of Athena Ergane, one follows the Sacred Way traced in the very rock and alongside the Northern side of the Parthenon, whose sub-foundation in its lower part was hidden in the past by a sunk terrace.
		The West Pediment represented the dispute between Athena and Poseidon (that is, between Athens and Eleusis) for the possession of Attica.
	www.athensguide.gr /pop/acropolis.html (4666 words)

	World Architecture Images- Greece- The Acropolis
		Between the temple of Athena Nike and the Parthenon there was the temenos of Artemis Brauronia, the goddess represented as a bear and worshipped in the deme of Brauron.
		Behind the Propylaea, Phidias' gigantic bronze statue of Athena Promachos ("she who fights in the front line"), built between 450 BCE and 448 BCE, dominated the ensemble.
		At the center of the Acropolis is the Parthenon or Temple of Athena Parthenos (Athena the Virgin).
	www.essential-architecture.com /EUROPE/GREECE/GR-ATH-001.htm (1989 words)

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