Athena

__Athena__ By Ella Berlowitz Athena is the greek goddess of Wisdom and Useful Crafts as well as Battle Strategy. Be sure to please her, as she is known to give people useful advice, such as next week’s lottery numbers! Her symbolic animal is an owl, for they are known for their wisdom. She is the daughter of Zeus, but she is often more clever than her father. Her and Zeus share a shield called Aegis, with a gorgon’s head. She often wears a battle helmet, as shown above and carries a spear, and is the patron of Athens as she beat Poseidon and pleased the citizens by creating the olive tree, when Poseidon created a saltwater stream. Some people believe this is where she got her name. She is still worshipped today.