Athena

In Greek religion an meethologie, Athena or Athene (/əˈθiːnə/ or /əˈθiːniː/; Attic: Ἀθηνᾶ, Athēnā or Ἀθηναία, Athēnaia; Epic: Ἀθηναίη, Athēnaiē; Ionic: Ἀθήνη, Athēnē; Doric: Ἀθάνα, Athānā), referred tae as Pallas Athena/Athene (/ˈpæləs/; Παλλὰς Ἀθηνᾶ; Παλλὰς Ἀθήνη) an aw, is the goddess o wiceheid, courage, inspiration, ceevilization, law an juistice, juist warfare, mathematics, strenth, strategie, the airts, crafts, an skill. Minerva is the Roman goddess identifee'd wi Athena.^[4]

Athena
Goddess o Wiceheid, Warfare, Divine intelligence, Airchitectur an Crafts[1] Patron Goddess o Athens[1]
Marble Greek copy signed "Antiokhos", a first century BC variant o Phidias' fift-century Athena Promachos that stuid on the Acropolis
Abode	Munt Olympus, Athens, Mani
Symbol	Ouls, Olive trees, Snakes, Aegis, Airmor, Helms, Spears, Gorgoneion
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Parents	Zeus an Metis[2]
Siblins	Porus[3]
Roman equivalent	Minerva

Athena is a shrewd companion o heroes an aw an is the goddess o heroic endeavour. She is the virgin patroness o Athens. The Athenians foondit the Parthenon on the Acropolis o her namesak ceety, Athens (Athena Parthenos), in her honour.^[4]

Athena's veneration as the patron o Athens seems tae hae existit frae the earliest times, an wis sae persistent that archaic meeths aboot her wur recast tae adapt tae cultural changes. In her role as a protector o the ceety (polis), mony fowk throuoot the Greek warld wirshipit Athena as Athena Polias (Ἀθηνᾶ Πολιάς "Athena o the ceety"). The ceety o Athens an the goddess Athena essentially bear the same name,^[5] "Athenai" meanin "[mony] Athenas".