Athena Research Paper
Athena
A peculiar girl that was born by springing out of her father’s head. As she developed, the gods, and even the cities of Greece, claimed her a wise goddess. Athena (Minerva is the Roman name), is what they call her. Athena is one of the twelve powerful gods and goddesses of the world. Even more, she resides on Mount Olympus. But not only was she a goddess, but she also had special powers: wisdom, crafts, and in war. Just as important, she was also a wonderful goddess that helped many brave heroes like, Perseus, Cadmus, Odysseus, Hercules, and Jason. Most importantly, why is she an interesting goddess to know? Well, there are numerous facts that clarifies that she is an interesting goddess to know, like, facts about her birth and her family, a myth of how she was born different, her appearance, the big festivals that were made to honor her, and an important myth that is related to her, the heroes that she helped, and …show more content…
For example, she watched over Jason’s construction, when he was building the ship, the Argo. Secondly, she guided Perseus to behead the Gorgon. And lastly, she reinforced Hercules to succeed the quest that he was assigned by king Eurystheus (killing the Gorgons), by giving him a bronze rattle (that was supposedly constructed by Hephaestus for this purpose). So evermore, Athena used her powers for these heroes because she knew that they were destined to become heroes of Greece. Moreover, her powers included sub-powers like crafts, including agriculture, spinning, needlework, weaving and navigation, and in war such as falls in strategic than in hand combat. From these several precise powers, it could help precise people that have specialized jobs like farmers, workers, or even wives for house work. To restate, her powers are meant for purpose, and for humans, not for her. The same with her mind and body, all of it is for her family, and for
A peculiar girl that was born by springing out of her father’s head. As she developed, the gods, and even the cities of Greece, claimed her a wise goddess. Athena (Minerva is the Roman name), is what they call her. Athena is one of the twelve powerful gods and goddesses of the world. Even more, she resides on Mount Olympus. But not only was she a goddess, but she also had special powers: wisdom, crafts, and in war. Just as important, she was also a wonderful goddess that helped many brave heroes like, Perseus, Cadmus, Odysseus, Hercules, and Jason. Most importantly, why is she an interesting goddess to know? Well, there are numerous facts that clarifies that she is an interesting goddess to know, like, facts about her birth and her family, a myth of how she was born different, her appearance, the big festivals that were made to honor her, and an important myth that is related to her, the heroes that she helped, and …show more content…
For example, she watched over Jason’s construction, when he was building the ship, the Argo. Secondly, she guided Perseus to behead the Gorgon. And lastly, she reinforced Hercules to succeed the quest that he was assigned by king Eurystheus (killing the Gorgons), by giving him a bronze rattle (that was supposedly constructed by Hephaestus for this purpose). So evermore, Athena used her powers for these heroes because she knew that they were destined to become heroes of Greece. Moreover, her powers included sub-powers like crafts, including agriculture, spinning, needlework, weaving and navigation, and in war such as falls in strategic than in hand combat. From these several precise powers, it could help precise people that have specialized jobs like farmers, workers, or even wives for house work. To restate, her powers are meant for purpose, and for humans, not for her. The same with her mind and body, all of it is for her family, and for