Athena was the daughter of Zeus and Metis and one of the twelve Olympian deities the Greeks believed ruled over the cosmos.

In fact, entasis is the Greek word for tension or swelling ... to celebrate the birthday of the goddess Athena. [The procession was part of the Panathenaic, or "all-Athenian," festival, the ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A short film about the ancient goddess Athena is being produced in Albuquerque this month. “Athena,” is a chilling tale of vengeance, mythology, and modern-day grief.

People believed patron gods protected them from harm. A Greek coin showing Pegasus and the goddess, Athena. The Greeks thought the gods lived high above Mount Olympus, in a palace in the clouds.