Athena: Goddess of wisdom

Athena was the daughter of Zeus and Metis, the Titan and goddess of cunningness and wisdom. According to the myth Zeus received a prophecy that one of his off springs would bring the end to his reign. Zeus to avoid the future of his father swallowed Metis when she was pregnant with Athena. Athena continued to grow inside Zeus until later he complained of headaches and asked Hephaestus to relieve him of his pain. He used a double-headed Minoan Axe to split open his head. 


As soon as Hephaestus hit Zeus’s forehead, Athena sprung out with a cry of war, fully armed dancing and wielding a Thunderbolt and the Aegis. Athena became the patron goddess of wisdom, strategy, warfare, civilization, female arts, crafts and weaving.  
Athena appears in Greek mythology as the helper and mentor of many heroes, including Odysseus, Jason, and Heracles. She is the only Goddess who does not marry nor consorts with any lover, mortal or immortal.

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