Athena, goddess of wisdom. Though Hercules had an enemy, Hera, on Mount Olympus, he also had a friend. Dewing 1595, silver Athenian tetradrachm (=4 drachmas), ca. 449 - 420 B.C.. The goddess Athena, wearing a helmet. Photograph by Maria Daniels, courtesy of the Dewing Greek Numismatic Foundation. 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. read more
Athena or Athene, often given the epithet Pallas, is the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom, handicraft, and warfare, who was later syncretized with the Roman goddess Minerva. read more
Athena was the Goddess of War, the female counterpart of Ares. She was the daughter of Zeus; no mother bore her. She sprang from Zeus’s head, full-grown and clothed in armor. read more
Athena, also spelled Athene, in Greek religion, the city protectress, goddess of war, handicraft, and practical reason, identified by the Romans with Minerva. She was essentially urban and civilized, the antithesis in many respects of Artemis, goddess of the outdoors. read more