Athena was the war goddess of the Ancient Greeks. ... Athena was very different from the war god Ares. ... Zeus decreed that the city should be given to the god who offered the most useful gift to the people of Athens. ... In ancient Greece the city of Athens was named after Athena and the Acropolis was built in her honor. ... Athena was one of the most influential goddesses back in the time of ancient Greece. ...

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The Parthenon was a temple that was dedicated to Athena, the Goddess of war. ... The Doric style provides the look which showed the Athenian's desire to be perfect god-like beings. ... Not only did these sculptures follow precise order of the Greeks but they also paid homage to the Greek Gods. ... Even more importantly, this temple paid homage to Athena, who was the protector of Athens. ... The Parthenon was not only built for Athena, but also to show their strength in the victory of the Persian War. ...

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While classical Greek culture, which flourished between 500-330 b.c.e., contributed the most to our knowledge of Greece, earlier and later periods are also worthy of attention. ... Zeus and Hera are at the apex of the Pantheon, followed by Poseidon, Aphrodite, Athena, Artemis, Apollo, Ares, and others, but as in the Near East when their mythology relates the repossession of female deities by male deities, the same process occurred in Greece at this time. ... After the Mycenae Era, Greece went through a "dark ages.... This is the time of the evolution of city-states for ancient Greece, a...

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Religion can be defined as "an acknowledgement of an obligation to a god or gods; a practical piety; devotion; any system of faith and worship. ... The belief in Jesus Christ being the son of the one God is our religion. ... The Olympians include Zeus, Hera, Demeter, Hestia (later replaced by Dionysus), Apollo, Artemis, Athena, Aphrodite, Poseidon, Hades, Hephaestus, and Ares. ... His daughter, Athena, was born from his head and his son Dionysus from his thigh after he had killed their respective mothers. ... Nine months later Athena was born from his forehead. ...

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In Ancient Greece, two pillars of artistic communication were theatre and architecture. ... In an age of almost non-stop warfare, the male citizens of a Greek polis between the ages of 18 and 60 were obliged to serve in the army. ... Aeschylus aptly personifies the basis of this societal value with the words of Athena: ?... Athena herself found[s]? ... actions, while they are still partially motivated by revenge, are also instructed by the god Apollo. ...

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The Greeks on the other hand, did most of their worship in private. ... Greek temples were also very elaborate and beautiful. ... The most famous and impressive Greek temple is the Parthenon in Athens; it was built for the goddess Athena, the patron goddess of Athens and cost millions (Walker, p 148). ... Greece also had a multiple gods, but not the extremes of Mesopotamia. There were 12 gods in the Greek pantheon called the Olympian gods. ...

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