CLASSICS 2D03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Phorcys, Cupid, Thrice
3 Oct 2013
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Each god represents a city because they had some sort of history there. Metis is the goddess of wisdom, masculinity, and virgin nature. Athena pops out of zeus head wearing battle gear and fully formed as a woman. Pallas: friend of athena, threatened athena and zeus killed her, athena took her remains and build a statue. She wields the aegis (means goat) that has the gorgon on it (it is a shield). Apotropaic symbol that wards off evil (only zeus and athena have it) Patronage of heroes and soldiers unlike ares who only brings death and destruction. Patronage of athens, protects the city and also sacks the city if you don"t respect her enough. She became the protector of athens by competing against poseidon and won by growing an olive tree. Her animal is an owl which are wise like athena. Has a temple that is called athena parthenos (virgin)
