Athena By: Kenneth S. Volesky E-mail: svolesky@hotmail.com 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 thing that where unexplainable. The goddess Athena was one of …showed first 75 words of 997 total…

…showed last 75 words of 997 total…being defeated by holding back the anger of Achilles. A new form of government was established thanks to Athena’s idea of trial by jury which allowed Orestes to go free. She also helped the mighty Odysseus find his path home. In respect, Athena was a goddess that was for all of Greece not just a single city. This made her one of the more favorable goddess and for this she was paid much homage.