FOR 106
Myth and Meaning

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Chapter 8: Athena

Terms/Names/Tales to know:

Athena as topic of artwork in the Parthenon (interior frieze and both pedimental sculptures): details of the contest with Poseidon, details of her unusual birth, the Panathenaic festival, the tale of Arachne,

Pallas
Tritogeneia
Metis
Athena Parthenos (cult statue)
Winged Victory (Nike)
Sacred Olive Tree

jurisdiction of Athena: war, weaving, wisdom, skill, cunning, crafts
attributes: owl, aegis with Gorgon

Dr. J's Supplementary webpages:

Parthenon in Athens: http://lilt.ilstu.edu/drjclassics/sites/acropolis/parthenon.shtm

Parthenon sculptures:
http://lilt.ilstu.edu/drjclassics/lectures/ParthenonMarbles/marbles.shtm

Temple of Athena Nike in Athens:
http://lilt.ilstu.edu/drjclassics/sites/acropolis/athenanike.shtm

The Erechtheum in Athens
http://lilt.ilstu.edu/drjclassics/sites/acropolis/erechtheum.shtm

Athena in Art:

Birth from Zeus' head

Athena Parthenos (40 foot tall chryselephantine cult statue in Parthenon)

Piraeus bronze statue

Shield of Athena