Athena

Related Myths

• The Birth of Athena
  Central figure
• The Gigantomachy
  Olympian combatant and adviser to Heracles
• Perseus and Medusa
  Divine helper
• The Stymphalian Birds
  Provides divine assistance
• Athena and Poseidon Contest for Athens
  Competes for Attica
• The Judgment of Paris
  Competing goddess
• The Trojan War
  Major divine supporter of the Greeks
• Diomedes Wounds the Gods
  Divine patron who strengthens Diomedes
• The Trojan Horse
  Goddess associated with the wooden horse and Greek victory
• The Revenge of Orestes
  Establishes judgment in the Athenian tradition
• The Trial of Orestes
  Establishes and oversees the court
• The Odyssey
  Principal divine protector of Odysseus
• The Return to Ithaca
  Protects and advises Odysseus
• The Theft of the Palladium
  Sacred image