Why athena is the best goddess

For instance, she helped Perseus another child of Zeus kill the Gorgon Medusa. Afterward, she proudly displayed the head of the slain Medusa in the center of her shield. Athena also acted as Odysseus's special protector. When the hero finally arrived back home in Ithaca after 20 years, Athena? Odysseus returned the favor of her deceit by lying about who he was.

With a laugh, Athena revealed her true identity and admitted that she and Odysseus were two of a kind, shrewd liars both. A virginal goddess, Athena remained chaste despite many potential suitors. During the Trojan War, however, she experienced a very close call. Athena needed both armor and weapons, for she went without them except when in battle. So she asked Hephaestus to forge some for her, which he gladly offered to do as a labor of love. Athena apparently didn't appreciate the import of these words.

When she entered his shop to check on his progress, Hephaestus? Poseidon had apparently played a trick on him, telling the smith god that Athena yearned for him to make passionate love to her.

Athena quickly pulled herself away from her attacker, but Hephaestus could not stop himself: His seed spilled out onto her thigh. Athena, greatly offended, took some wool and wiped off the god's semen. When she tossed the wool to the ground, however, she unwittingly fertilized Gaia. The earth goddess? So Athena vowed to care for the baby herself. The infant, Erichthonius, would grow up to become the first king of Athens to worship Athena.

Burgess, Ph. All rights reserved including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form. To order this book direct from the publisher, visit the Penguin USA website or call You can also purchase this book at Amazon. Olive trees are, in my opinion, the strongest, most beneficial and most beautiful trees in the planet. They are the eternal symbol of peace and friendship. Not only are they incredibe to watch but also, really, tell me honestly, who can live without olive oil?

What about their fruit, the olives? She is the most powerful woman in Ancient Greece. She reminds us that we, women, can use our powers and creativity in pursuit of any goal we choose. She is the absolute Symbol of Feminine Power- when used correctly can do miracles for the Social Good.

Having said all this, you can understand why my first book Greek Mythology related is dedicated to this amazing persona. I have tried to make it as interesting, as fascinating, as beautiful as Her, Goddess Athena. I mean, ok, I said I did my best, I am not sure I actually succeeded… please give me your opinion if you actually buy the book. My goal was to make her impressive, imposing but also real like a spiritual person who can speak right from the heart. I wanted the book to be direct and easy to read for children even a bit younger than seven years old.

She presents herself, she tells her stories, she introduces the Parthenon her temple and of course, she teaches Values like a true Goddess of Wisdom.

In addition, I have included lots of entertaining activities because I wanted children to find interest and be able to play with her and make up their own myths and fantastic stories. You see, when I was little, I remember myself seeing all Gods and Goddesses as something sacred and thought I was not allowed to play with them.

We spoke about them, we read stories, we had fun comparing ourselves to some Gods and some of the heros of Greek Mythology and that was it. I believe that the Greek educational system kind of creates this idea around Greek History that we should all respect it and treat it with awe, as someting distant and glorious that we should not touch.

I would love to have Greek Gods and Goddesses dolls why not? I want all chidren to be able to freely express their imagination and my dream is somehow to bring life to all great Greek myths. It was obvious that she was the leader that could create a better life for her people. Layering the owl pendant with the Athena Coin necklace is a reminder to trust from within and allow your inner strength to lead the way. Close search. Back to The Goddess Voice. How can we help?