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Athena
Janay White
Background Information
(Athena)
• Daughter of
Zeus.
• She is also the
goddess of
wisdom.
• Athena was an
artisan.
• Athena
leaped from
her fathers
head Zeus
already
adult and
dressed in
her armor.
• AthenA doesn’t hAve A
mother.
• She was the favorite
child of Zeus.
• Her symbol is an owl.
• Athena was never
married but was very
fond of Odysseus and
helped him whenever
she could on his long
journey home.
• Athena's name is
sometimes spelled
Athina or Anthene.
Athena Background Info Cont.
• She was responsible for fruiting Olive
trees.
• Hephaestus attempted to rape Athena.
• Athena is the lady of Athens.
In the small
town of Ledia
there was a
maiden named
Arachne.
Arachne was
famous in her
town for being a
skillful weaver.
Girls and
Nereid's stopped
by everyday to
see her weave.
Arachne liked to boast
about her skill in weaving. She
had claimed that she had
learned the skill of weaving by
herself and nobody could
compete against her not even
the goddess of the skill Athena.
When
Athena had
heard about
Arachne
bragging
and boasting
she got
disappointed.
Athena was
going to
dress up as
an old lady
and appear
right in
front of
Arachne.
When she
arrived in front of
Arachne she said
“My deAr” “I AM old
and have much
experience from
life, so let me give
you one advice:
don’t ever Mess up
with a goddess; no
mortal can compete
against Athena,
take back your
words and kindly
ask for
forgIveness.”
After hearing this Arachne was furious. She
threw the thread at the old woman telling her
she dIdn’t need her AdvIce And thAt If AthenA
really cares then she should come here herself
to compete against her. Athena gave up her
disguise and returned back to herself. Everybody
kneeled to Athena except Arachne.
The
competition had
began. The were
both doing well.
Athena was
weaving the
Parthenon and
her contest with
god Poseidon.
Arachne on the
other hand was
making fun of the
gods in her
weavings.
even though ArAchne’s weAvIng wAs
better thAn AthenA’s AthenA dIdn’t cAre.
She pointed her finger at Athena and
suddenly Arachne transformed into a small
spIder And AthenA crIed “you wAnt spIn” “go
AheAd And spIn” now ArAchne would weAve
forever and have all her weavings
destroyed.
Work Cited
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http://www.goddess-Athena.org/Encyclopedia/Athena/index.htm
“Greek God Myths- Athena- Athena, Arachne and the weaving Contest.” www.greek-gods.info.
2010. Athena, Arachne and the Weaving Contest. 1 April 2010. http://www.greek-gods.info/greekgods/athena/stories/athena-arachne/
Tuccinardi, Ryan. “Athena” Athena. 26 may 1999. 5 April 2010.
http://www.pantheon.org/articles/a/athena.html