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Athena

American

[uh-thee-nuh] / əˈθi nə /

noun

Also called Pallas Athena. Also called Pallas. Also Athene the virgin deity of the ancient Greeks worshiped as the goddess of wisdom, fertility, the useful arts, and prudent warfare. At her birth she sprang forth fully armed from the head of her father, Zeus.
a first name.

Athena British

/ əˈθiːnɪ, əˈθiːnə /

noun

Also called: Pallas Athena. Pallas. Roman counterpart: Minerva. Greek myth a virgin goddess of wisdom, practical skills, and prudent warfare. She was born, fully armed, from the head of Zeus

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Athena Cultural

The Greek and Roman goddess of wisdom. She had an unusual birth, springing fully grown out of the forehead of her father, Zeus. Athena was one of the goddesses angered by the Judgment of Paris, a Trojan, and she therefore helped the Greeks in the ensuing Trojan War (see also Trojan War). Eventually, she became the protector of Odysseus on his journey home.

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Athena was the guardian of the city of Athens (see also Athens), which was named in her honor.

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New discipline rules were implemented when the school was taken over in January 2024 by the Athena Learning Trust, which runs six secondary schools in Devon and Cornwall.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

Athena told us that children with special educational needs are "not routinely sanctioned for behaviours associated with their needs".

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

In a statement, Athena said it had "listened carefully" and recognised the "clear need for change".

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

Brian Maywood used to be the head of Launceston College in north Cornwall and was an English teacher there when Athena took over.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

This was just, and the Trojans would have agreed if Athena, at Hera’s prompting, had not interfered.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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