Athena
Stub entity — referenced by another entity from source #406 but not yet directly extracted from its own source.
↻ synthesized from 85 sources
When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- -1500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Major deity in the Greek pantheon.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- daimonion, Saturn, Juno, Bellona, Ops, Lucina, Juventas, Uni, Honos, Virtus, Tyche, Venus Felix, Mykene, Thebe, Inanna, Ištar-ʿAštart, Aphroditē Ourania, Vesta, Ashtart, Ceres, Hermes Trismegistus, Dioskouroi, Hekate, Eileithyia, Athena Parthenos, Nike, Lakshmi, Erymanthus, Taleus, Asclepius, Anāhitā, Ahura Mazda, Charites, Poseidon, Rhea, Ino, Calypso, Nausicaa, Polyphemus, Titans, Kharme, Apheleia, Ariadne, Semele, Oenopion, Staphylus, Thoas, Arachne, Dionysos, Staphylos, Thetis, Hebe, Charis, Telegonus, Cassiphone, Phaunus, Iris, Harmonia, Electra, Concordia, Europa, Cadmus, Aphrodite Pandemos, Alphesiboea, Agave, Pentheus, Polynices, Eriphyle, Alcmaeon, Phegus, Pronous, Agenor, Amphoterus, Acarnan, Leto, Kourotrophos, Kronos, Orion, Phanes, Chronos, Erebus, Ouranos, Chaos, Aether, Nyx, Protogonos, Hyacinthus, Narcissus, Hyacinth, Cyparissus, Mecon, Proteas, Hephaistos, Calchas, Epeios, Tritogeneia, Helen, Oenone, Hecuba, Polydamas, Philoctetes, The Seasons, Neoptolemus, Epeüs, Sinon, Nestor, The Muses, Laocoön, Enyo, Keres, Phobos, Deimos, Hephaestus, Eiresin, Erechtheus, Demeter/Kore, Oceanus, Dioscuri, Anteros, Theritas, Lapithae, Halirrhothius, Alcippe, Agraulos, Eumelus, Byssa, Chiron, Actaeon, Lyssa, Adonis, Pandareus, Aëdon, Harmothoë, Artemis Tauropolos, Artemis Orthia, Siproites, Tiresias, Éris, Acraea, Achilles, Paris, nymphs, Aglaia, Παιήων, Eros, Zephyrus, Pheme, Echo, Britomartis, Aphaea, Dictynna, Aeacus, Auxesia, Damia, Delphic oracle, Zeus Atabyrius, Hestia, Amphiaraus, Amphilochus, Cephissus, Pan, Jason, Alpheus, Panacea, Archelous, Cross, Gorgons, Nereids, Cepheus, Cassiopeia, Phineus, sea‑monster, Telamon, Atlas, Muses, Selene, Porphyrion, Eos, Moirai, Delphyne, Tartarus, Aegipan, Briareus, Aglaea, Themis, Persephone, Atropos, Eurynome, Metis, Eirene, Eunomia, Dike, Mnemosyne, Clotho, Lachesis, Euphrosyne, Thalia, Brontes, Castor, Polydeuces, Pollux, Phoebe, Lynceus, Hilaera, Idas, Aphareus, Nemean lion, Hēraklēs, Demeter, Kore, Despoina, Circe, Charon, Calliope, Arethusa, Vulcan, Jupiter, Hadad, Osiris, Mithra, Olympian gods, Typhon, Hecate, Mars, centaur, griffins, Erinyes, harpies, Attis, Aeneas, Prometheus, Hades, Helios, Cerberus, Amphitrite, Nemesis, Diana, Virgin Mary, Gaia, Cronus, Uranus, Hera, Artemis
- allied with
- Apollo, Heracles, Bellerophon, Jason, Nike, Poseidon, Perseus, Odysseus, Hēraklēs, Diomedes, Zeus, Zagreus, Dionysus, Aphrodite, Artemis (Diana), Hermes, Erinoma, Persephone, Andromeda, Iolaos, Kratos, Koga, other Saints, Zeus Thaulios, Semnai, Pandora, Athena's sacred snake, Hermathena, Polyboea, Dionysus Zagreus, Medusa
- syncretized with
- Roma Aeterna, Artimpasa, Gefjon, Aphaia, Artemis (Diana), Ennoia, Minerva, Roma, Neith, Tanit, Semia, Nane, Anat, Menerva, Menrva
- parent of
- Erichthonius
- manifests as
- Healing Athene
- equivalent to
- Diwia
- served by
- Little Owl, Hermes, Koga, other Saints
- creator of
- Corone
- has aspect
- Athana potnia, Athena Hippeia, Athena Hygieia, Alea
- student of
- Triton, Metis (via internal counsel)
Mentioned by
- Vulcan
- Jupiter
- Hadad
- Osiris
- Mithra
- Olympian gods
- Typhon
- Hecate
- Mars
- centaur
- griffins
- Erinyes
- harpies
- Attis
- Aeneas
- Prometheus
and 42 more
Sources
- peer reviewed
- peer reviewed
- peer reviewed
- peer reviewed
- peer reviewed
- peer reviewed
- peer reviewed
Source passages
“The Greeks also thought deities guarded specific places: for instance, Athena was the patron goddess of the city of Athens.”
#9068 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Athens, whose navy was a major factor in the city's growth and defence, had Athena and Poseidon, god of the sea, compete in a chariot race for the honour of becoming the patron of Athens. This was not interpreted as conflict between the cults or supporters of the deities concerned”
#9486 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“The traditional depiction of this warlike aspect was assimilated from the Greek goddess Athena, who bore a goatskin, or a goatskin shield, called the Aegis.”
#9734 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“possibly due to the influence of the Greek association between military prowess and intelligence, a Hellenic cultural concept embodied by the deity Athena”
#10150 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Angelo Zanelli, in his work, decided to further characterize the statue by also providing the reference to Athena, Greek goddess of wisdom and the arts, as well as of war. The great statue of the deity emerges from a golden background. The presence of the goddess Roma”
#10404 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001