Mythology / athena-goddess-of-wisdom
Facts about Athena: Goddess of Wisdom
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Athena's symbol of the owl, representing wisdom, became so associated with Athens that it appeared on the city's ancient silver coins.
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In the myth of Arachne, Athena transformed the boastful weaver into a spider after she challenged the goddess to a weaving contest.
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Unlike most Olympian deities, Athena was a virgin goddess, a status she shared with Artemis and Hestia, collectively known as the three virgin goddesses.
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Athena served as the patron goddess of Athens, and the city's Parthenon temple was built in her honor on the Acropolis.
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The goddess Athena was said to have sprung fully grown and armored from the head of her father Zeus, according to Greek myth.