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Pallas Athene’s Nature and Deeds

Pallas Athene’s Nature and Deeds

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Pallas Athene #2 - Goddess of Wisdom

Names

Athene / Athena
Goddess of Wisdom
Pallas
Pallas Athene

Myths

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

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Keywords

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

Relations

Daughter of Jupiter (Zeus)
Daughter of the Titan, Metis
Roman counterpart to Greek goddess Minerva
Sworn enemy of Medusa

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