#goddess athene

[reno-matagot]

Richard Borrmeister ~ Athena being attacked on a horseback

[lunarphoria]

WOAH that's so beautiful!!

Birth of Athena, by me, 2022

[backpackingspace]

Okay but have we thought about how scary odysseus interacting with the gods /his knowledge about such things it must have been for his crew?

Its well known that odysseus is Athenas favorite, even before the Trojan war. But what does that look like from the outside? Are their conversations in some other plain? Does odysseus sometimes just glaze over and you just have to trust its a god speaking to him and not aome other fit? Out in the open? During the war odysseus was frequently doing really bizarre things on Athena's say so. Bit you also know your captain is a freak and lier so which is it this time? The gods will or odysseus just tucking with you? There's a little wariness there. But it's well known. And been like this forever.

But then you start encountering more monsters. More gods. They all talk to your captain. Your captain stops sleeping. Your go between for you and the captain starts committing crimes against the captain, starts bad mouthing him. More of your friends have died then in ten years of war. And every other day there's a new god talking to your captain. What mortal man has the interest of this many gods? What mortal man can get up in the gods faces to yell at them. What mortal man has the powers to overcome the witches they encounter the power to over turn gods spells? What mortal man's tongue is so gilded he convinces these powers to help them? And doubt comes creeping in.

[zarnzarn]

(check the tags for more and also the tag for other fics in the story!)

athena, scowling as she gets bullied into marrying the people she pined over for the last 1000 years, suddenly realising something: wait a minute

odysseus: what?

athena, frozen: wait a damn minute you know what this gives me rights to do

penelope, also realising: oh fuck yes

odysseus: I don't like the sound of whatever's happening here what are you two fucking talking about?

athena, grabbing the marriage wine and tossing it back, then kissing her new wife and husband and handing penelope a spear as she picks up a mace: we'll be back shortly, you can start celebrations without us.

penelope: do u have anything that can start a fire

athena, pulling out an old contract and scanning it before throwing it over her shoulder: yes. are you scared of heights or can we fly.

penelope: fucking bring it I've waited years for this moment

zeus: where are they going

hermes, picking up the contract: they're going to... Ogygia? Oh fucking shit they're going to fucking kill Calypso- hey, hello, WAIT-

[bat-tism]

Finished my devotional piece to Athena, and of course, it had to be the most challenging one so far. I had to redo the outline three times, and completely scrap it twice.

[ditoob]

“Hello there Lady Athena!”

[royal-wren]

Favorite/Lesser known/Lesser focused on Athene (Athena) epithets.

Athene Aithyia - Seabird (the grey puffin or shearwater, also known as the sea-crow).

Athene Alalkomenêis: - Defender/Parrier

Athene Amaria - Bright Sky

Athene Anemôtis - Of the Winds/Subduer of Winds

Athene Atrutônê - Tireless

Athene Boulaia - Reasoner

Athene Ergatis - Craftsman

Athene Glaukopis - Owl-eyed, clear-eyed, bright-eyed, large-eyed with a sparkling look, or with the flashing eyes. Her eyes are bright like an owl's in the night (at the very least) or have an uncanny look to an owl's eyes, giving her this title.

Athene Hephaestia - Of Hephaistos. The master of crafts like sculpting, woodwork, and metal work also shared by Hephaistos

Athene Homolôis - The Constant/Concord

Athene Kalliergos - Fine-worker

Athene Keleutheia - Of the Roads

Athene Narkaia - The Petrifying One/One with the Petrifying Gaze

Athene Nauta - Shipbuilder. Aside from the myth of creating the first ship, it is also used for navigation and protection by the goddess while sailing

Athene Pandrosos - All-Doer

Athene Phemia - Of Verbal Omens

Athene Proxima - Goddess of nearness (as Walter F. Otto translates it, the one who is always near her followers, in contrast with the distance of Apollo). She is always standing by her followers and worshippers.

Athene Phronesis - Creator of Morally Responsible Reasoning

Athene Polymetis - Wise in Many Ways

Athene Ophthalmitidos - Of the Eyes. As someone that is legally blind and with still worsening vision, it's important to me as she is a goddess that gives understanding and other gifts (other ways of seeing) in regards to it.

Athene Salpingks - Trumpeter/Of the War Trumpet

Athene Tritogeneia - Water-Born/Born From The Water. Indicating her many associations with water as a whole whether that be fresh water or salt water, and goes in the direction of her father being Poseidon over Zeus

Sources: one, two, three, four, five, six

[sarafangirlart]

Character designs for Athena

[a-creature-as-bright-as-the-sun]

I went to light a candle to Athena and accidentally said Artemis' name bc my BRAIN is shit and sees them as super similar names. I've have never been genuinely concerned that I fucked up, but oml these are the two scariest goddesses to me 😅😭

[michael-svetbird]

HEAD OF A GODDESS STATUE | Probably Aphrodite: The Roman period marble copy of a gold-and-ivory statue of the Classical period [5-4 BC] 2 AD "The colour that has leaked below her eyes is a product of the oxidation of the statue's bronze eyelashes." [Txt ©AM ] Found in 1857 in the Odeion of Herodes Atticus [the south slope of the Acropolis]

Acropolis Museum, Athens | AM [Floor 1, Roman Gallery]

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AM | Michael Svetbird phs©msp | 13|08|24 6500X4300 600 [I.] The photographed object is collection item of AM [Non-commercial fair use | No AI | Author rights apply | Sorry for the watermarks]

📸 Part of the "HEADS.Sculpture" MSP Online Photo-gallery:

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[reno-matagot]

Fountain of Pallas Athena (The Athenebrunnen) in Stuttgart, Germany

The Fountain of Pallas Athena, or Athenebrunnen, in Stuttgart, Germany, features a striking statue of Pallas Athena standing majestically atop the head of Zeus, vividly depicting the mythological story of her birth. According to ancient Greek mythology, Athena was born fully grown and armored from the forehead of her father, Zeus, symbolizing her emergence as the goddess of wisdom and warfare. This artistic representation not only celebrates Athena's divine attributes but also highlights the rich cultural and mythological heritage that continues to influence and inspire European art and public monuments.

[athensandspartaadventures]

tumblr user @en-theos once again giving me homework on older art

[backpackingspace]

Wait going off the idea that Athena keeps things from her favorite people:

What does diomedes give her?

[goblin-ahoy]

Athens Archaeological Museum

[moons-cabin]

Prayer to Athena

My goddess who protects,

Pallas Athena who's strength

Is beyond that of me,

Great daughter of Zeus,

Thy shield I ask to cover me,

Your spear to ward away

Evil. I have nothing to offer

But myself.

I beg for your favor,

Grey-eyed beauty,

May the gold in your

Veins be ever flowing.

Enemies cower at the sound

Of your name. Conqueror of the

Unjust, thy power is awe inducing.

[6vaguebook]

Excerpts from a random Greek myth retelling I've had in mind for a few months. There's only the thinnest vial of a plot so far, but I wrote a couple scenarios I thought would be funny or interesting (half of them will probably have to go) but it is so unhinged I couldn't not share

Note: these are all from Ares's POV

“ ‘As the protector of young boys, I hereby declare Hermes a young boy, which makes it my duty to protect him!’, Apollo yelled. ‘Hey!’, Hermes protested, but Apollo was already slinging him over his shoulder and heading for the exits. Good riddance. Ares was getting tired of having the spikes on his sword stolen.”

"Athens should have picked Poseidon. Except they were currently in the process of fighting Poseidon, in the ocean, so forget he said anything, actually."

“You know what? Forget the war. He would move to the south pole and become the god of penguins.”

“But if he knew his mother at all, which he did, he knew she was definitely not above doing something so despicable. She’d thrown Hephaestus off mount Olympus when he was born because he was lame and ugly, and yes, his brother was in fact terribly ugly, and Ares had definitely contemplated throwing him off a cliff before, the guy was mega annoying at the best of times, but still. Not Cool, mom.”

“Well, Hera, he was tempted to say, if you didn’t keep ruining their mothers’ lives, maybe they’d be nicer to you. Not being suicidal, he held his tongue.”

“He was tempted to throw the horseshoe in his face, but he doubted the gesture would be appreciated.”

“Hestia was everyone’s favourite aunt. Unfortunately, he would have to drop Poseidon in her hearth, which was an unforgivable insult to her pride above all else. He felt no remorse for throwing Poseidon in a giant fire place, though. The guy’d been getting on his nerves all week.”

“Thanatos was a workaholic. Why couldn’t the guy take a vacation for like, a month or two? He said this out of concern for the guy, of course, but he wouldn’t argue it would be nice if his soldiers didn’t keep dying.”

“Athena threw her shield in his face and bolted for the door. How was she the smart one again? The shield broke in half on Zeus’s forehead, and he roared in anger. Ares darted after her.”

“Persephone threw the bouquet in Hermes’s face. Hermes screamed, which, valid. Persephone throwing anything was scary.”