Greek Myth Athena And Poseidon By Martin Wickstrom Illustration Children's illustration designed by martin wickstrom. connect with them on dribbble; the global community for designers and creative professionals. The contest of poseidon and athena. according to greek myth, both poseidon, the god of the sea, and athena, the goddess of wisdom and war, desired to be the patron of a newly founded city in greece. to settle the dispute, it was decided that the god who provided the city with the most useful gift would become the city’s patron.
Greek Mythology Martin Wickstrom I 2024 Athena is an important goddess in the pantheon of greek gods. she may not have had the impact of say zeus, poseidon or hades, but she certainly is worth some time exploring. here were have taken a dive into the realms, myths, stories and personality of this interesting greek goddess. so without further ado, lets begin! athena myths and stories. The birth of athena, athenian black figure kylix c6th b.c., british museum athena was the olympian goddess of wisdom, war, heroism and crafts. this page contains tales of the goddess from the sagas of the gods including her birth, death of pallas, war of the giants, creation of pandora, contest with poseidon for athens, birth of erikhthonios (erichthonius), and flute of marsyas. Plato. in this passage, plato refers to none other than the legendary contest between athena and poseidon over the city of athens. this was one of the founding myths of ancient athens and a popular story, also known as ‘the name giving of athens’. as the contest’s winner, athena became the city’s patron deity, honored on the sacred hill. Athena is the olympian goddess of wisdom and war and the adored patroness of the city of athens. a virgin deity, she was also – somewhat paradoxically – associated with peace and handicrafts, especially spinning and weaving. majestic and stern, athena surpassed everybody in both of her main domains. in fact, even ares feared her; and all.
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