Gender Feminine
Usage Greek Mythology, English
Scripts Pron. /a.thɛː.nâː/ (Classical Greek) /ə.ˈθiː.nə/ (English) [key ·simplify]
Meaning & History
Meaning unknown [1] . Athena was the Greek goddess of wisdom and warfare and the patron goddess of the city of Athens in Greece. It is likely that her name is derived from that of the city, not vice versa. The earliest mention of her seems to be a 15th-century BC Mycenaean Greek inscription from Knossos on Crete.The daughter of Zeus, she was said to have sprung from his head fully grown after he impregnated and swallowed her mother Metis. Athena is associated with the olive tree and the owl.
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Name Days
Greece: September 1
Images
Sculpture of the goddess AthenaSculpture of the goddess Athena
Sources & References
- Beekes, Robert. Etymological Dictionary of Greek. Brill, 2010, page 29.
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Entry updated May 26, 2026