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The Greek goddess Athena
Light up our new path,
the light eyed maiden Pallas!
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The goddess Athena appears in ancient Greek legends as the goddess of wisdom, crafts and just war.
Many legends were composed about her.
She always appears majestic and sublime.
Appearance on Olympus
The myth of the birth of Athena tells that she is the daughter of Zeus and the titanide Metis.
It was predicted to the Thunderer that he would lose his throne when the son of Metis grew up.
Without thinking twice, Zeus followed in the footsteps of his father and swallowed a pregnant girlfriend.
After some time, the lord of Olympus began to overcome terrible headaches.
Other gods began to avoid him, so as not to fall under the hot hand of the Thunderer.
The pain did not go away.
And then Zeus sent a messenger for Hephaestus, the blacksmith god.
He appeared immediately, ran in what he was, in soot, clutching a hammer in his hands.
Zeus turned to him with a request – to hit him on the back of the head with his heavy copper hammer.
Hephaestus recoiled in horror when he heard the strange order.
Zeus was adamant:
"Strike as if on your own anvil," he ordered sternly.
Hephaestus no longer dared to object to his father.
He swung and hit with all his might.
The skull of Zeus split and a virgin in full military garb stepped out of it.
Olympus shuddered from the powerful tread, the lands lying around shook, the sea boiled, and the snow white snow covered the peaks of the mountains.
To put it mildly, surprised, Hephaestus dropped the hammer.
Zeus the Thunderer himself was no less amazed, but he did not want to show that he himself was in the dark about something, and therefore, as if nothing had happened, turned to the divine smithy, introducing him to "sister Athena".
Zeus said:
— Since she was born with the help of your hammer, she will, like you, possess the skill.
Hephaestus frowned, he was used to being the only master on the mountain of the gods.
But Zeus calmed the blacksmith, saying that no one claims his hammer, and Athena will get the spindle.
Athena worked hard, sparing no effort.
But when the sounds of battle, the whistling of arrows and the clang of swords reached her ears, she put on armor and rushed into battle.
Athena the goddess of Wisdom
Athena was sometimes considered the wisest of the ancient Greek pantheon, since she appeared from the head of Zeus.
The Thunderer himself appreciated the wisdom of his daughter and held advice with her if he was in doubt about something.
Mortals loved the warlike goddess.
People turned to her for advice, asked for help and called for wisdom.
She gave people the knowledge of how to make threads from wool, and then weave a strong fabric from them and decorate it with patterns.
The young men learned from her how to clean the skins they got and then make soft sandals out of them.
Others received axes as a gift from Athena and learned carpentry.
Someone got a bridle to subdue the horses.
The Greek goddess Athena willingly provided assistance to artists, highly appreciating their ability to add colors to life.
She was praised for having accustomed people to city life.
The myth of human pride
Humanity quickly forgets all the good things, you canot wait for gratitude from him.
People are constantly overcome by pride.
A rumor swept through the land that a craftswoman appeared in Lydia to match Athena herself, who would not be inferior to her either in embroidery or in weaving.
These rumors also reached Athens.
Athena immediately left Olympus.
The Greek goddess took the form of an old man, appeared to Arachne and advised her to pray for forgiveness for her impudent speeches and unbridled pride.
The mortal craftswoman rudely rebuked the talkative old man.
"You're completely out of your mind, old man! "
Arachne replied.
- It's just that Athena is afraid to compete with me in skill!
- Unreasonable!
- Athena revealed her divine form.
– I'm here, and I'm ready to accept your bold challenge.
The Greek goddess Athena wove a canvas of unprecedented beauty – she depicted all twelve Olympians in their true greatness, and in the corners she wove four episodes about mortals who defied the gods.
Athena was merciful to those who are able to admit their guilt, and Arachne still had a chance to stop.
But the proud princess of Lydia did not even think to use it.
Deigning Athena's work with a contemptuous look, she began to work on her creation.
A canvas appeared on which there were scenes of divine love affairs.
The figures on this canvas turned out to be exactly alive.
Athena appreciated the skill of her rival, but the plot caused her indignation.
Athena could not stand the disrespect and destroyed the work, and she hit Arachne with a shuttle.
The unfortunate princess could not bear the shame and resentment, twisted a rope and hung herself on it.
Athena pulled the mortal out of the noose, did not let her die.
However, she turned a rebellious, defiant girl into a spider.
Since then, the Arachne spider has been hanging in the corner and is forever weaving its thin silver thread.
Why is Athena "Pallas"?
Even people who are not familiar with Greek mythology know the name of Pallas Athena.
However, why" Pallas", what is it?
There are several assumptions about the origin of this name.
According to one version, Pallas is a friend of Athena's "childhood", the daughter of Triton.
One day, the friends seriously quarreled, and an angry Pallas threw a spear at Athena, which was rejected by a magic shield, the Thunderer who paid attention to the quarrel in time.
The offended Athena, in turn, struck a blow.
It turned out to be fatal.
The Greek goddess Athena later regretted what had happened.
And she added a name to her own in memory of an ex girlfriend.
Another version says that the second name is also for memory, but about the winged goat like giant Pallant.
When the Olympians fought with the giants, the lustful Pallant "intended to commit violence against the goddess."
Athena threw her opponent to the ground, and then tore off his skin, still alive, to make herself an aegis, and put his wings to her shoulders.
There is also a version that is somewhat similar to the first story.
But according to this legend, the name "Pallas" is a sign of grief for the deceased comrade Pallant, who fell from a fatal accident in a playful sword fight.
The brush of the artists of antiquity has never depicted a chaste Greek goddess naked.
In modern art, taking into account the re evaluation of values and ignorance of traditions, one can also find a more erotic image of Athena.
"Shameful!" - the character of the famous film by Leonid Gaidai would say.
Legends say that the goddess Athena never touched the arrow of the god of love Eros, he always avoided the brave warrior.
His mother, Aphrodite, could not understand this and was not happy that her cheerful son did not even make an attempt to give the chaste goddess love.
For which they rained reproaches on Erot.
The god of love never tired of making excuses, he complained that he was afraid of Athena.
He is afraid of her sharp eyes, her courageous and majestic appearance.
More than once he tried to approach her to hit her with an arrow, but again the Greek goddess Athena directed her gloomy gaze at him, and Eros recoiled, also frightened by the terrible head on her armor, dropped his arrows and ran away from the warlike daughter of Zeus.
Popular recognition
Athena gave special protection to the city that received her name.
Its inhabitants tirelessly praised the goddess for their well being.
People dedicated a snake to Pallas Athena as a symbol of intelligence and deliberation of their actions, a rooster waking people up early in the morning for honest work, an olive tree.
In addition, the owl, from whose penetrating eyes nothing can be hidden even in the twilight of the night, was also dedicated to the goddess of war.
The image of an owl was minted on silver coins, and everyone took an "owl" in exchange for goods, as if they were giving honor to the goddess.
Ancient Greek poets also gave Athena the epithet "owl eyed".
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