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Athena is one of the most famous and most revered goddesses of ancient Greek mythology. She was considered the goddess of wisdom, tactics of military affairs, military strategy. Athena is included in the pantheon of the twelve main gods of Olympus. Athena is recognized as the patroness of knowledge, art, sciences, reason, intelligence, talent and ingenuity. In addition, Pallas Athena is the patroness of Attica and the city of Athens itself.

The Greeks skillfully depicted Athena — the only female deity dressed in male armor. In addition, Athena is recognizable by her invariable attributes — a spear in her hand, a helmet with a high crest, an olive branch, an owl, a shield with the head of the Gorgon Medusa.

Many ancient authors believe that Athena was born without a mother. Nevertheless, Hesiod in his famous work “Theogony” tells about the myth of the birth of Athena. Her mother, Metis, a titanide and the personification of wisdom, was swallowed by Zeus. The head of Olympus feared that Metis would give birth to a son who could overthrow him. After Zeus swallowed the titanide, he himself gave birth to