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Athena and Apollo
By: Kristen Clanton & Will Church
Apollo
• Apollo is the son of Zeus and Leto. His twin sister is Artemis.
He is the god of music, playing a golden lyre. The Archer, very
good at far shooting with a silver bow. The god of healing who
taught man medicine.
Athena
• Athena was born fully-armed from the
forehead of her father Zeus - according to one
story, this is because he swallowed her
mother, Métis, while she was pregnant with
Athena.
• One of her titles is "Grey-eyed". Her gift to the
Greeks was the useful olive tree.
Apollo
• The god of light. The god of truth, who can not
speak a lie. One of Apollo's more important
daily tasks is to harness his chariot with four
horses and drive the Sun across the sky.
Athena
• About her family:
– Father: Zeus
Mother: Metis
Half-siblings: Hephaestus, Ares, Apollo, Artemis,
Dionysus, Hermes
Aunt: Demeter
Uncles: Hades, Poseidon
Step-Mother: Hera
Apollo
• He is very famous for his oracle at Delphi.
People traveled to it from all over the Greek
world to divine the future.
Athena
• Athena, Greek goddess of wisdom. Inventor of
the flute, the plough and the ox-yoke, the
horse bridle and the chariot. Athena, goddess
of war, guardian of Athens, the city named for
her; defender of heroes, champion of justice
and civil law.
Apollo
• His tree was the laurel. The crow his bird. The
dolphin his animal. He is also The god of light.
Athena
Apollo
• Although often associated with the sun,
Apollo was not originally a sun god. In Homer,
he is god of prophecy and plagues
Athena
• Athena appeared in The Odyssey.
• Her name is mentioned 162 times in The
Odyssey.
Apollo
• His twin sister is Artemis, Goddess of the
Hunt.
Apollo drives the sun across the sky everyday
with his chariot. His father is Zues, and his
mother is Leto. They had an affair why Zues
was with Hera.
Apollo
• Apollo did not only love young women and
nymphs, for there are a few young men he
appeared to be most fond of.
Athena
• The Greek goddess Athena championed many
heroes, offering them her advice and protection,
helping them to win their battles. In one of her
most famous adventures Athena would assume
the shape of various men, women, and children
to guide the wandering Odysseus. Her protection
allowed the suffering hero to finally return safely
to his home and family. Nike, the goddess who
personified Winged Victory, often accompanied
the goddess Athena. Not surprising, since
"Athena, Goddess of War" never lost a battle.
Apollo
• Apollo appears in a famous book and movie
called Hercules! He also had many biographys
written about them.
Athena
• Athena’s son was born after a failed rape
attempt when his father's seed fell upon the
fertile earth.
Apollo
• Apollo originated from Greek History.
Athena
• Athena as the goddess of philosophy became
an aspect of the cult in Classical Greece during
the late 5th century BC. She is the patroness
of various crafts, especially of weaving, as
Athena Ergane.
Citations: Apollo
• http://www.greekmythology.com/Olympians/
Apollo/apollo.html
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo
Citations: Athena
• http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/grecorom
anmyth1/p/Athena.htm
• http://www.goddessgift.com/goddessmyths/greek_goddess_athena.htm
• http://paganpages.org/content/wpcontent/uploads/2010/04/athena.jpg
• http://www.arthistory.sbc.edu/imageswomen
/papers/stebbinsathena/athena2.html/