What did the Greek goddess Athena need?

Athena was born from Zeus after he experienced an enormous headache and she sprang fully grown and in armour from his forehead. ... read more

Athena- Greek goddess of crafts and strategical warfare, (her half brother Ares was the god of the violent and physical aspects of war while Athena was the mental.) She was born in the head of Zeus and emerged fully formed as well as armed and armored thanks to her mother Metis who Zeus had swallowed while she was in the form of a fly. read more

Athena, the Patroness of Handicrafts · The Myth of Arachne. Athena was a master artisan. As much as she was the women counterpart of Ares as a war goddess, she was also the female equivalent of Hephaestus when it came to arts and crafts. Homer says that Athena fashioned ornate and luxuriously embroidered robes for Hera and herself. read more