Arachne, on the other hand, weaved the exploits and affairs of the gods in a tapestry so perfect, that Athena could find no fault with the workmanship. At that moment, however, Athena pitied her and transformed Arachne into a spider, to be forever weaving webs Arachne in Greek literally means spider.
Angry with Paris and the Trojans, Athena sided with the Greeks Achaeans during the Trojan War , ensuring that her favorite Achaean heroes would be kept safe. During the war, Goddess Athena feuded with her brother, Ares, over his role in helping the Trojans. As gods, Ares and Athena represent different aspects of war; Ares, the blood lust and physicality of battle; Athena, the strategy and planning aspects. Although Ares was technically neutral, he often acted on behalf of the Trojans to appease his lover, Aphrodite.
Athena also spared with other Olympian gods who took the Trojan side, particularly Aphrodite. Athena intervened many times on behalf of the Greeks, breaking the non-intervention rule that Zeus had implemented. Athena granted Diomedes superhuman strength, causing him to slaughter Trojans and wound Aphrodite Iliad V. Later, Athena sent forward the serpents that killed Laocoon, after he tried to stop the Trojans from accepting the legendary Trojan horse left by the Greeks Aeneid II.
However, Athena also punished Achaeans who acted against her and without piety during the war. Within the city of Troy, was a temple to Athena, where Cassandra sought shelter during the siege of the city.
Ajax the Lesser dragged her from the temple to rape her. In return, Athena destroyed many of the Greek ships after the Greeks refused to kill him. Goddess Athena played a crucial role in numerous Greek myths as a guide and advisor of demi-gods and mortal heroes. Perseus, another hero favored by goddess Athena, slew Medusa and decapitated her Hesiod, Theogony Lines For this task, he used a mirror given to him by the goddess.
This allowed him to fight the monster without looking at her face. Athena then used the head on her shield to scare her opponents. The goddess is often portrayed in art with the head of Medusa either on her armor or her shield. Diomedes throughout the Iliad is seen as highly favored by the goddess Athena. In Book V V. As mentioned previously, the hero was given super strength by the goddess in order to slaughter his opponents. Athena is perhaps most famous for her relationship with Odysseus.
Odysseus was the Greek king of Ithaca, who served as a primary strategist for the Achaeans during the Trojan war. Then his head split open by an axe from help from Hephestus. Suddenly, Athena came out of his head. Athena came out fully grown, with her symbols the aegis and the famous helmet of Athena.
Athena is much like her brother Ares: They are both rulers of war, but she is more of the strategy and quick thinking. Her brother Ares is the power, strength, and villain of mythology. Athena is also known of being and having Wisdom, Wealth and Crafts. Athens is named after Athena for memory of her. She has proved her skills for craft for making cloth.
Once a young maiden named Arachne, who was a very talented weaver, claimed that she was a better weaver then Athena herself. So Athena came down to Earth to test Arachne. Athena and Arachne competed in weaving a tapestry. She has no mother but one of the most commonly cited stories is that Zeus lay with Metis , the goddess of crafty thought and wisdom, and then swallowed her whole as he feared she will give birth to a child more powerful than him because of a prophecy — but she had already conceived.
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