Athena

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Pallas Athena, or as the Romans called her "Minerva," was the Goddess of the City, the Goddess of Wisdom, and the Goddess of Battle. She is often called Parthenos, which means "the maiden." Parthenos is how the Parthenon, Athena's Temple, got it's name. The city of Athens is well-known as Athena'city. She was the Protector of the City. An interesting thing about the Goddess Athena, is that she was not born. She actually sprung in full armour and fully grown out of Zues' head. Shockingly enough, Athena was Zues' favorite. The goddess was the one who carried his armour and thunderbolt. Something only few know, is that Athena was one of the three virgin goddesses. In fact, she was cheif of them. Symbols of the goddess include the olive tree and the owl. She also invented the flute and the bridle. = = = Analysis: =

We overall know that the Greeks lived in luxery, so the fact that Athena carried Zeus' armour and thunderbolt, seemed weird. But, in this case, it was less seen as a burden and more seen as an honor, which shows that the Greeks respected their parents and were honored to behold them. In Greek Mythology, it shows that the Greeks valued music and musical instruments. If they say that the gods created them and used them, they are saying that they are god worthy. That shows good value in music. Also, purity was important to the Greeks. They honored the three virgin goddesses for what they were. Overall, it appears that the Greeks valued good things.

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For example, the show "Sixteen and Pregnant" that comes on tv, praising teens that have gotten pregnant at a young age. This is the opposite of how the Greeks viewed the musical arts, they even thought music was godly
 * Athena today would be represented as a modern day preacher's wife. She has to be loving and god-like, but also very strong.
 * Athena is quite opposite with her values compared to modern day values. She highly valued purity. In modern, purity is not so much valued.
 * Music today, even though it is listened to by many all the time, is becoming less taught and getting cut out of school programs due to budgit cuts.

Citations:

Hamilton, Edith, and Steele Savage. //Mythology,//. Boston: Little, Brown and, 1942. Print.

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