Athenanoun
also Athene, /əˈθiː.ni//əˈθiː.ni//əˈθiː.nə//əˈθiː.nə/in Greek mythology (= ancient stories), the goddess (= female god) of wisdom who was believed to protect the city of Athens:
Atop the Acropolis, the temple of the goddess Athena looms over the city.
See also
Minerva
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- The Parthenon was the sanctuary of the goddess Athena.
- Legend has it that Athena, goddess of wisdom, gave the olive tree to the Greek people.
- Athena's wisdom and guidance enabled Odysseus to fulfill his destiny.
- There stood an ivory-and-gold-covered wooden statue of Athena said to be 12 metres high.
- A festival was held annually at Athens in honour of Athene, the patron goddess of the city.
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- Nike
- nymph
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- the Fates idiom
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