Pallas Athene #2 - Goddess of Wisdom
- Athene / Athena
- Goddess of Wisdom
- Pallas
- Pallas Athene
- Athene's Nature and Deeds
- Born of her father Jupiter / Zeus’s head. Zeus swallowed the goddess Metis, who gave him counsel from his belly. One day, he had a raging headache, and Athene was born from his head.
- Jupiter / Zeus’s favorite child
- Never met her mother, Metis
- Never lost a battle with Mars (Ares)
- Flayed the skin from the Gorgon, Medusa, after Perseus beheaded her
- She took the blood of Medusa and divided it between herself and the great healer, Asclepius
- Asclepius used the blood to heal and raise the dead
- Athene used it to start wars and take life
- She took the blood of Medusa and divided it between herself and the great healer, Asclepius
- Virgin
- Had to tone down her brilliance
- Wise counselor
- Owls & snakes surround her as symbols of her wisdom & gift of prophecy
- Exceptional manual dexterity as patroness of weaving
- The ability to perceive whole patterns
- Strategic thinker & planner
