Athena

Hi, this time you will get to know the next one goddess - Athena, one of my favorite.

After the incarceration of Metis, Gaya underrated prophecy by which a next Zeus's son is going to overthrow him, so Zeus ate Metyd. One day, Zeus has got a headache, so he called Hephasteus. He ripped his head off with a hammer and then Athena jumped off in full armor. That's how she born.

Athena is a goddess of legitimate war, wisdom, strategy, and art. She was the patron of spinners and embroiders. There was only one seamstress better than her - Arachne. That's why Athena changed her into half spider-half human.

Athena was wearing bright armor, sometimes she was using Zeus's thunder. She had a gold spear and shield with Medus's face - Aegis.

Her holy symbols are spear and shield, the great animal is an owl and great plant - olive.

Her Roman counterpart is Minerwa.