THE GODDESS ATHENA THE BIRTH OF ATHENA Athena was born from a mortal woman named Metis, (meaning wisdom) and fathered by Zeus, king of the gods. The story starts off by Zeus taking Metis as his wife. Soon after she became pregnant. The gods Gaea, mother-earth, and the starry Uranus, god of the sky, found out that Metis was with child and gave Zeus some advice. They both told Zeus that Metis would give birth …showed first 75 words of 671 total…

…showed last 75 words of 671 total…in her honor. Other than being the goddess of war and wisdom. She was also the goddess of other specific arts, crafts, and skills. The hissing of serpents inspired her to invent the flute. She was a good-hearted goddess. She had great devotion in helping out the heroes of the ancient times like Perseus, Telemachus (son of Odysseus), and Odysseus himself, as you will see in these two short clips of the movie “The Odyssey.”