ATHENA

By: Janell Cantrell

6th period
 Family Tree
Métis Zeus

Athena

Hephaestu Erichthoni
s as
Overview
Athena is the goddess of
wisdom and war.
Athena was born in full
armor out of the side of
Zeus’ head.
Athena hated fighting
without a purpose.
Became the protector of
the city of Athens
through a competition.
Overview
She is the patron of arts
and crafts. Athena gave
ploughs, looms & flutes.
Athena planted the first
olive tree successfully.
She supported the
Greeks even though she
hated them in the Trojan
war
Overview
In an early incarnation
she was Cretens palace
god.
She was associated with
snakes and owls.
The temple at Athens,
the Parthenon was the
center of her cult.
 Work Cited
 Hollam, Eliza. Gods & Goddesses. New York: Simon &
Schuster Macmillan Co., 1996. Print.
.Athens. New Jersey: Enslow Publisher, 2001. Print.
Guthrie W.K.U. Ask.com. Web. 4/29/10.
Magalong, Patrick. tqnyc.com. Web. 4/29/10.