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Athena The god

Athena, back in time when Greece was making its mark in history as one of the great civilization of the Ancient World, there was a great deal of emphasis on the Gods and Goddesses. To the Greeks the world was governed by the Gods and they were the reason many things happened in the world, mostly things that where unexplainable. The goddess Athena was one of the many gods or goddesses that played a large role in Greek mythology. Even though Athena was the patron saint of Athens she supported other Greeks outside of Athens, such as, Achilles, Orestes, and especially Odysseus. Athena is know to be the goddess of war, guardian of cities, patroness of arts and crafts, and promoter of wisdom (Classical).
Athena's name actually came form the Cretan and Mycenean name Athene which predates the Greeks by about 1,500 years. The ending ‘-ene,' was set aside for royalty and goddesses, like Helene. She was also called by some Greeks as Pallas Athena. Not many people know......

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