Deities Associated WIth Wednesday – Athena
Athena is a warrior/maiden goddess of wisdom, war, crafts, and poetry. In her war aspect, she is known as Pallas Athena. Some of the more familiar symbols for Athena are the javelin, spear, shield, and plumed helmet. She was usually depicted with an owl perched on her shoulder, symbolizing wisdom. There is some debate over Athena’s origins. gins. Traditional mythology says that she sprang full grown and ready to rumble from her father Zeus’s head, while another school of thought believes that she may have been originally a Mycenaean goddess of home and hearth.
Athena was called “bright eyed” and was a patroness of women’s rights and freedom. dom. She also presided over craftsmen, potters, weavers, and spinners. To round things up, Athena was also associated with writing, music, wisdom, justice, and peace. In this aspect, her symbols are the owl and the olive tree. In a Homeric hymn to Athena, she is described as a “glorious goddess, gray-eyed, resourceful, and of implacable heart.” The birthday of Athena was celebrated on March 23. Her sacred city was, of course, Athens.
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Book of Witchery: Spells, Charms & Correspondences for Every Day of the Week
Ellen Dugan
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